Home dirs shouldn't be world readable
Bug #675560 reported by
Olaf van der Spek
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adduser (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: adduser
By default, home dirs are world readable. From a privacy and security perspective, this should not be the case.
| tags: | added: privacy |
| security vulnerability: | no → yes |
Revision history for this message
| Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) wrote | #1 |
| security vulnerability: | yes → no |
| security vulnerability: | yes → no |
| Changed in adduser (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
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