libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, directly modifies /etc/passwd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (inconsistent file state) by causing an error during the modification. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2015-3245 to gain privileges.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debian | 12 | all | libuser | <Â 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 | libuser_1:0.62~dfsg-0.1_all.deb |
Debian | 11 | all | libuser | <Â 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 | libuser_1:0.62~dfsg-0.1_all.deb |
Debian | 10 | all | libuser | <Â 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 | libuser_1:0.62~dfsg-0.1_all.deb |
Debian | 999 | all | libuser | <Â 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 | libuser_1:0.62~dfsg-0.1_all.deb |
Debian | 13 | all | libuser | <Â 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 | libuser_1:0.62~dfsg-0.1_all.deb |