shadow security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2007:0431

The shadow-utils package includes the necessary programs for converting
UNIX password files to the shadow password format, as well as programs
for managing user and group accounts.

A flaw was found in the useradd tool in shadow-utils. A new user’s
mailbox, when created, could have random permissions for a short period.
This could allow a local attacker to read or modify the mailbox.
(CVE-2006-1174)

This update also fixes the following bugs:

• shadow-utils debuginfo package was empty.

• chage.1 and chage -l gave incorrect information about sp_inact.

All users of shadow-utils are advised to upgrade to this updated
package, which contains backported patches to resolve these issues.

Merged security bulletin from advisories:
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2007-June/076061.html
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2007-June/076067.html
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2007-June/076074.html
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2007-June/076075.html

Affected packages:
shadow-utils

Upstream details at:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0431