Amazon Linux 2022 : util-linux (ALAS2022-2022-218)

The version of util-linux installed on the remote host is prior to 2.37.4-1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2022-2022-218 advisory. - A logic error was found in the libmount library of util-linux in the function that allows an unprivileged user to...

Medium: util-linux

Issue Overview: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error...

EulerOS Virtualization 2.9.1 : util-linux (EulerOS-SA-2022-2192)

According to the versions of the util-linux packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an...

EulerOS Virtualization 2.9.0 : util-linux (EulerOS-SA-2022-2211)

According to the versions of the util-linux packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an...

EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : util-linux (EulerOS-SA-2022-1855)

According to the versions of the util-linux packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an 'INPUTRC'...

Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for util-linux (EulerOS-SA-2022-1815)

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file it prints an error message containing data from the file. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to read root-owned files potentially leading to privilege escalation. This flaw affects util-linux versions prior to 2.37.4.

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Updated util-linux packages fix security vulnerability

An integer overflow in util-linux through 2.37.1 can potentially cause a buffer overflow if an attacker were able to use system resources in a way that leads to a large number in the /proc/sysvipc/sem file. NOTE: this is unexploitable in GNU C Library environments, and possibly in all realistic...

AZL-8841 CVE-2022-0563 affecting package util-linux for versions less than 2.37.4-1

A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error message containing data from t...

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0563

A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error message containing data from t...

ALPINE-CVE-2022-0563

A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error message containing data from t...

CVE-2022-0563

A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error message containing data from t...

CVE-2022-0563

CVE-2022-0563 affects util-linux chfn/chsh utilities when built with Readline. The Readline library may expose data from the INPUTRC file to unprivileged users, enabling reading of root-owned files and potential privilege escalation. Affected versions are prior to 2.37.4. Remediation noted in mul...

CVE-2022-0563

A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error message containing data from t...

CVE-2022-0563

A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error message containing data from t...

CVE-2022-0563

A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error message containing data from t...

[slackware-security] util-linux

New util-linux packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/util-linux-2.37.4-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This release fixes a security issue in chsh1 and chfn8: By default, these...

CVE-2022-0563

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error message...

Denial Of Service (DoS)

libuser is vulnerable to denial of service DoS attacks. The vulnerability exists as an incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the chfn function in libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, allows local users to cause a denial of...

Webmin <= 1.540 Cross Site Scripting

According to its self-reported version, the Webmin install hosted on the remote host is 1.540 or lower. It is, therefore, affected by a cross site scripting vulnerability via a chfn command. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description scriptid108554; scriptversion"1.5";...