CVE-2006-6614
The save_log_local function in Fully Automatic Installation (FAI) 2.10.1, and possibly 3.1.2,...
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 obtain the hash.
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What each source reports
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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 obtain the hash.
- Record
CVE-2006-6614- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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 obtain the hash.
- Record
CVE-2006-6614- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6597 No score
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 obtain the hash.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6597- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-469x-cxxm-g67j No score
The save_log_local function in Fully Automatic Installation (FAI) 2.10.1, and possibly 3.1.2,...
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 obtain the hash.
- Record
GHSA-469x-cxxm-g67j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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 obtain the hash.
- Record
CVE-2006-6614- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-6614 No score
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 obtain the hash.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6614- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-6614 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Debian Linux, published December 18, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in fai 3.1.3.
References
secunia.com/advisories/23330
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30892
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4995
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=402644
securityfocus.com/bid/21579
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6614
github.com/advisories/GHSA-469x-cxxm-g67j
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6614