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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0635

CVE-2001-0635

Description

Red Hat Linux 7.1 sets insecure permissions on swap files created during installation, which can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges by reading sensitive information from the swap file, such as passwords.

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  • Red Hat/Linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =7.1

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