CVE-2017-20002: Improper Privilege Management

The Debian shadow package before 1:4.5-1 for Shadow incorrectly lists pts/0 and pts/1 as physical terminals in /etc/securetty. This allows local users to login as password-less users even if they are connected by non-physical means such as SSH hence bypassing PAM's nulloksecure configuration. Thi...

Debian DLA-2596-1 : shadow security update

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the shadow suite of login tools. An attacker may escalate privileges in specific configurations. CVE-2017-20002 Shadow incorrectly lists pts/0 and pts/1 as physical terminals in /etc/securetty. This allows local users to login as password-less users even...