Security Advisory
CVE-2006-3597
CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations
Description
passwd before 1:4.0.13 on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS leaves the root password blank instead of locking it when the administrator selects the "Go Back" option after the final "Installation complete" message and uses the main menu, which causes the password to be zeroed out in the installers memory.