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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:20:44 -0600
From: Kurt Seifried <kseifried@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
CC: Andrey Korolyov <andrey@...l.ru>
Subject: Re: Possibly insecure permissions on sshd_config in
 Debian-based distros

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On 08/22/2013 12:10 PM, Andrey Korolyov wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> At least both Precise and Wheezy has 0644 mask on this file so an 
> unprivileged local user can obtain some sensitive information from
> it. Though it not CVE-worthy, but quite strange.

Well the default file config would of course be known. I'm reading the
man page and nothing super secret pops out, e.g. no passwords get
embedded. Can you give an example of sensitive information in sshd_config?



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Kurt Seifried Red Hat Security Response Team (SRT)
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