Updated shadow-utils packages fix security vulnerability

Privilege escalation in newgidmap, which allowed an unprivileged user to be placed in a user namespace where setgroups2 is allowed CVE-2018-7169...

CVE-2018-7169

An issue was discovered in newgidmap, in shadow-utils, that allows an unprivileged user to be placed in a user namespace where setgroups is permitted. An attacker could use this flaw to remove himself from a supplementary group, which may allow access to certain filesystem paths, if the...

CVE-2018-7169

An issue was discovered in shadow 4.5. newgidmap in shadow-utils is setuid and allows an unprivileged user to be placed in a user namespace where setgroups2 is permitted. This allows an attacker to remove themselves from a supplementary group, which may allow access to certain filesystem paths if...

CVE-2018-7169: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

An issue was discovered in shadow 4.5. newgidmap in shadow-utils is setuid and allows an unprivileged user to be placed in a user namespace where setgroups2 is permitted. This allows an attacker to remove themselves from a supplementary group, which may allow access to certain filesystem paths if...

Updated shadow-utils packages fix security vulnerability

It was found that shadow-utils had a buffer overflow where if a buffer was left NULL for a cycle the next cycle would happily write past the entries buffer CVE-2017-12424...

MGASA-2017-0465 Updated shadow-utils packages fix security vulnerability

It was found that shadow-utils had a buffer overflow where if a buffer was left NULL for a cycle the next cycle would happily write past the entries buffer CVE-2017-12424...

Updated shadow-utils packages fix security vulnerabilities

It was found that shadow-utils-4.2.1 had a potentially unsafe use of getlogin with the concern that the utmp entry might have a spoofed username associated with a correct uid CVE-2016-6251. It was found that shadow-utils-4.2.1 had an incorrect integer handling problem where it looks like the int...

MGASA-2017-0024 Updated shadow-utils packages fix security vulnerabilities

It was found that shadow-utils-4.2.1 had a potentially unsafe use of getlogin with the concern that the utmp entry might have a spoofed username associated with a correct uid CVE-2016-6251. It was found that shadow-utils-4.2.1 had an incorrect integer handling problem where it looks like the int...

wireshark security, bug fix, and enhancement update

1.8.10-17.0.2 - Fix ocfs2 dissector John Haxby orabug 21505640 1.8.10-17.0.1.el6 - Add oracle-ocfs2-network.patch to allow disassembly of OCFS2 interconnect 1.8.10-17 - security patches - Resolves: CVE-2015-2189 CVE-2015-2191 1.8.10-16 - security patches - Resolves: CVE-2014-8710 CVE-2014-8711...

Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser

Hello, it is July 23, 2015, 17:00 UTC, the Coordinated Release Date for CVE-2015-3245 and CVE-2015-3246. Please find our advisory below, and our exploit attached. Qualys Security Advisory CVE-2015-3245 userhelper chfn newline filtering CVE-2015-3246 libuser passwd file handling -- Summary...

The vulnerability of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system allows malicious actors to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.

The vulnerability of the shadow-utils-4.0.3 package of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system can lead to violations of confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information. This vulnerability can be exploited locally...

Oracle Linux 3 : shadow-utils (ELSA-2007-0431)

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0431 : An updated shadow-utils package that fixes a security issue and several bugs is now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The shadow-utils package includes the necessary programs for...

Oracle Linux 4 : shadow-utils (ELSA-2007-0276)

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0276 : Updated shadow-utils packages that fix a security issue and various bugs are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The shadow-utils package includes the necessary programs for...

CentOS 4 : shadow-utils (CESA-2007:0276)

Updated shadow-utils packages that fix a security issue and various bugs are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The shadow-utils package includes the necessary programs for converting UNIX password files to the shadow...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : shadow-utils (MDKSA-2001:007)

WireX discovered a potential temporary file race condition in the useradd program contained in the shadow-utils package. The useradd program creates it's temporary files in the protected directory /etc/default, but if this directory is changed to world-writable, a problem could occur. This update...

Scientific Linux Security Update : shadow-utils on SL3.x i386/x86_64

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 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text is C...

Scientific Linux Security Update : shadow-utils on SL4.x i386/x86_64

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 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text is C...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : shadow-utils (MDVSA-2009:062)

A security vulnerability has been identified and fixed in login application from shadow-utils, which could allow local users in the utmp group to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file referenced in a line aka utline field in a utmp entry CVE-2008-5394. The updated...

Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:062 (shadow-utils)

The remote host is missing an update to shadow-utils announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:062. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 E-Soft Inc. 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 OR...

Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:062 (shadow-utils)

The remote host is missing an update to shadow-utils announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:062. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: mdksa2009062.nasl 6573 2017-07-06 13:10:50Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from advisory MDVSA-2009:062 shadow-utils Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 20...