Linux: Beep Command Can Be Used to Probe for the Presence of Sensitive Files

Posted by bob on Apr 10, 2018 3:45 AM EDT
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A vulnerability in the "beep" package that comes pre-installed with Debian and Ubuntu distros allows an attacker to probe for the presence of files on a computer, even those owned by root users, which are supposed to be secret and inaccesible. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2018-0492, has been fixed in recent versions of Debian and Ubuntu (Debian-based OS).

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