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Installation & Upgrade => Installation => Topic started by: paxmark1 on July 07, 2017, 07:39:41 AM

Title: calmares password weakness
Post by: paxmark1 on July 07, 2017, 07:39:41 AM
I noticed this on another forum
https://forum.siduction.org/index.php?topic=6781.msg55115;topicseen#new

Which is based on
https://calamares.io/calamares-cve/

QuoteSystems installed by Calamares up to and including Calamares 3.1 have a weaker password salt than they should. This weakness is important if an attacker has a way to obtain the password hash. The Calamares team believes that installed systems should be as secure as possible, and therefore considers this weakness important.

If affected, well a new password might be useful.

QuoteMitigation

Users are advised to reset their password on installed systems by using passwd(1):
Title: Re: calmares password weakness
Post by: pavroo on July 07, 2017, 11:53:53 PM
There are two other issues in the latest 4.6 iso images, just building and uploading 4.6.1 with Calamares 3.1.1