Make /etc/network/interfaces non-world readable
Bug #20074 reported by
Crispin Flowerday
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #14392: [network-admin] WEP key stored in world-readable /etc/network/interfaces.
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Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ifupdown (Ubuntu) |
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Medium
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Martin Pitt |
Bug Description
In a wireless setup without using network-manager, the interfaces file contains
the WEP keys for the wireless network. This is potentially a security risk (as
people with access a machine connected wirelessly to the network can then
connect other stuff to the network).
The /etc/network/
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This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 14392.