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It looks like this only affects DES passwords. Glibc has supported other hashing algorithms for a very long time and most Linux distros have used them by defaul
by singron 4y ago
It looks like this only affects DES passwords. Glibc has supported other hashing algorithms for a very long time and most Linux distros have used them by default for years. I don't think there is a way for an unprivileged user to choose DES if it's not the default, so it's very unlikely this can actually be triggered.
- gunapologist99 4y agoVery good point. And, overriding defaults would mean that you have sufficient knowledge to know what not to choose. So, the practical impact of this is virtually nil.