Public bug reported:
When I boot with the "single" kernel option, at some point it'll give me
this prompt:
Give root password for maintenance
(or type Control-D to continue):
Usually, if I type the root password, the prompt does not show my root
password. However, in edgy, I can see what I type in, and the root password is
shown on the screen in clear text. I'm not sure if this is considered a
security vulnerability, but I'll check that checkbox anyway, just to be safe.
Thx
** Affects: Ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
** Visibility changed to: Public
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[edgy] boot with "single" option shows the text of the typed root password
https://launchpad.net/bugs/63592
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