Webmin shipped with Mandriva Linux 2009.0 used crypt method for
password creation, which prevented usage of passwords longer than 8
character. This update configures webmin to create MD5 passwords for
new users by default.
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Mandriva Linux Advisory MDVA-2009:055
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : webmin
Date : April 23, 2009
Affected: 2009.0
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Problem Description:
Webmin shipped with Mandriva Linux 2009.0 used crypt method for
password creation, which prevented usage of passwords longer than 8
character. This update configures webmin to create MD5 passwords for
new users by default.
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References:
https://qa.mandriva.com/49788
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2009.0:
6df6022ec53b80b837ebef9820712e08 2009.0/i586/webmin-1.420-3.1mdv2009.0.noarch.rpm
dba07edd38f75af8829d1a90b20835c5 2009.0/SRPMS/webmin-1.420-3.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64:
9686dd0de660271d8d931ba067eaa110 2009.0/x86_64/webmin-1.420-3.1mdv2009.0.noarch.rpm
dba07edd38f75af8829d1a90b20835c5 2009.0/SRPMS/webmin-1.420-3.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
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gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team