Whenever you create a file on an ext3fs filesystem, some amount of other in-memory data, _not_ the file's contents and _not_ something which is present in the same filesystem or which previously was in a file at all, gets written to the device holding the filesystem. Could be a security issue if you have stuff in memory like crypto keys and don't expect them to get stuck on disk (well unless swapped) Issue is a fairly minor severity Reported by Solar Designer of OpenWall on Feb28 Embargo lifted April 14th 2004
Patches at: http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset@4056b368s6vpJbGWxDD_LhQNYQrdzQ http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset@40575a9epBHk-c8KEyc5eYwpXn6Cgg
An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html