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The vulnerability of the setpwnam() function in the Util-linux command-line utility tools allows a perpetrator to gain access to confidential data and also trigger a service failure.

🗓️ 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00Reported by FSTEC of Russia — Information Security Threat DatabaseType 
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 bdu_fstec🔗 bdu.fstec.ru👁 3 Views

The setpwnam vulnerability in Util-linux tools allows reading beyond buffer bounds, causing data disclosure and service failures.

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20 Apr 2026 00:00Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 25.2
CVSS 36.1
EPSS0.00179
setpwnam vulnerabilityUtil-linux toolsread beyond bufferdata disclosureservice failures
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