# CVE-2006-6614: The save\_log\_local function in Fully Automatic Installation (FAI) 2.10.1, and possibly 3.1.2, when verbose mode is enabled, stores the root

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-12-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The save_log_local function in Fully Automatic Installation (FAI) 2.10.1, and possibly 3.1.2, when verbose mode is enabled, stores the root password hash in /var/log/fai/current/fai.log, whose file permissions allow it to be copied to other hosts when fai-savelog is called and allows attackers to obtain the hash.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/23330
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30892
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4995
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=402644
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21579

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