[Sussex] Ubuntu critical bug in breezy #34606

[Alan Pope]

On 13/03/06, John Crowhurst <fyremoon at fyremoon.net> wrote:
> This bug shows the root password in cleartext with (K)ubuntu breezy 5.10:
> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606
>

Careful. It doesn't actually contain the "root password". It contains
the password as it was at install time of the first user created. If
you haven't ever changed your password then this will still be in
effect and will have access to root functions via sudo.

Cheers,
Al.