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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3246

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 allow...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 libuser

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:0.62~dfsg-0.1"}]}]

Debian:13 libuser

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:0.62~dfsg-0.1"}]}]

Debian:14 libuser

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:0.62~dfsg-0.1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org