CVE-2006-3597

Name	CVE-2006-3597
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 installer's memory.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
shadow (PTS)	bullseye	1:4.8.1-1	fixed
	bookworm	1:4.13+dfsg1-1	fixed
	sid, trixie	1:4.16.0-4	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
shadow	source	(unstable)	(not affected)

- shadow <not-affected> (fix for a mistake in the Ubuntu installer)