CVE-2006-6614 · cross-distro fix matrix

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 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 ob

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2006-6614 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

fai→ fixed in3.1.3urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y fai

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

fai→ fixed in3.1.3urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y fai

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

fai→ fixed in3.1.3urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y fai

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