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CVE-2001-0635

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2001-08-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Red Hat Linux 7.1 sets insecure permissions on swap files created during installation, which can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges by reading sensitive information from the swap file, such as passwords.

Affected Platforms

Redhat Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References