Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: shadow-utils security update

Updated shadow-utils packages are now available. These updated packages correct a bug that caused the useradd tool to create mail spools with incorrect permissions. The shadow-utils package includes programs for converting UNIX password files to the shadow password format, plus programs for...

Red Hat shadow utils unauthorized mail access

User's mailbox created with adduser has rw permissions for primary group...

[RHSA-2003:057-06] Updated shadow-utils packages fix exposure

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Updated shadow-utils packages fix exposure Advisory ID: RHSA-2003:057-06 Issue date: 2003-02-12 Updated on: 2003-02-18 Product: Red Hat Linux Keywords: mail mailspool Cross...

kernel-utils sets insecure permissions on "uml_net" utility

Overview The umlnet utility, part of the kernel-utils package in Red Hat Linux 8.0, was shipped with incorrect permissions. Description User-Mode Linux UML is a tool to provide a virtual machine in which to run another copy of Linux. In Red Hat linux 8.0, the kernel-utils package contains the UML...

shadow-utils useradd creates temporary files insecurely

Overview Shadow-utils is an encryption and account management package freely distributed for many Linux implementations. The useradd program in this package creates insecure temporary files with predictable names in a write-protected directory. If this directory is changed to be writable, an...

CVE-2001-0120

useradd program in shadow-utils program may allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...

CVE-2001-0120

CVE-2001-0120 relates to the shadow-utils package, specifically the useradd component. The vulnerability arises from insecure temporary file handling: useradd creates temporary files in /etc/default with predictable names. If /etc/default is world-writable, an attacker could perform a symbolic-li...

CVE-2001-0120: Undefined Security Weakness

useradd program in shadow-utils program may allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...

CVE-2000-0666

rpc.statd in the nfs-utils package in various Linux distributions does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges...

CVE-2000-0666

CVE-2000-0666 affects the rpc.statd component of the nfs-utils package across various Linux distributions. The vulnerability arises from the rpc.statd daemon failing to cleanse untrusted format strings, with CERT/CC documenting that user-supplied data can be passed to syslog as a format string, e...

CVE-2000-0666: Undefined Security Weakness

rpc.statd in the nfs-utils package in various Linux distributions does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges...

userv security boundary tool 1.0.1 (SECURITY FIX)

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- SUMMARY This is a combination security advisory and release announcement. GNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier versions have a vulnerability where under some conditions some local users may be able carry out unauthorised actions, or unlikely be able to take control of...

CVE-2000-0666

rpc.statd in the nfs-utils package in various Linux distributions does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges...

Linux news 09.05.00

FOR ALL Поздравляю всех с Днем Победы ! Всего вам хорошего ... и давайте все-таки не забывать наших предков ... Kernel Traffic 66 Вышел очередной выпуск Linux Kernel Traffic, обзора обсуждаемых тем в списке разработчиков ядра. Подробнее: http://kt.linuxcare.com/kernel-traffic/kt2000050766print.ep...

CVE-1999-0704

The CVE refers to a buffer overflow in the Berkeley automounter daemon (amd) logging facility included with the Linux am-utils package and related software. Affected component: amd’s logging facility; underlying issue: buffer overflow. Potential impact per sources: complete confidentiality, integ...

CVE-1999-0704

Buffer overflow in Berkeley automounter daemon amd logging facility provided in the Linux am-utils package and others...

CVE-1999-0704: Undefined Security Weakness

Buffer overflow in Berkeley automounter daemon amd logging facility provided in the Linux am-utils package and others...

CVE-1999-0704

Buffer overflow in Berkeley automounter daemon amd logging facility provided in the Linux am-utils package and others...

BSDOS 3.14.0.1 FreeBSD 3.03.13.2 RedHat Linux 6.0 - amd Remote Buffer Overflow (1)

BSDOS 3.14.0.1 FreeBSD 3.03.13.2 RedHat Linux 6.0 - amd Remote Buffer Overflow 1 // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/614/info There is a remotely exploitable buffer overflow condition in the amd daemon under several operating systems. Amd is a daemon that automatically mounts filesystems...

BSD/OS 3.1/4.0.1 / FreeBSD 3.0/3.1/3.2 / RedHat Linux 6.0 - 'amd' Remote Buffer Overflow (1)

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/614/info There is a remotely exploitable buffer overflow condition in the amd daemon under several operating systems. Amd is a daemon that automatically mounts filesystems whenever a file or directory within that filesystem is accessed. Filesystems are...