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Openwall GNU/*/Linux Information for VU#405955

Date Notified
Date Modified05/30/2003 01:12:52 PM
Status SummaryNot Vulnerable

Vendor Statement

Openwall GNU/*/Linux (Owl) is not vulnerable. We're using a version of chfn(1) utility from the shadow suite (with our modifications) rather than one from util-linux. This decision was made during Owl development specifically to ensure compatible password file locking across the system as a whole. Additionally, on Owl, chfn(1) isn't available to regular users by default, although that is a supported owl-control setting.

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