ALSA-2025:20559

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-20559.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2025:20559.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2025:20559
Related
Published
2025-11-11T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-20T14:30:24.951047Z
Summary
Low: shadow-utils security update
Details

The shadow-utils packages include programs for converting UNIX password files to the shadow password format, as well as utilities for managing user and group accounts.

Security Fix(es):

  • shadow-utils: Default subordinate ID configuration in /etc/login.defs could lead to compromise (CVE-2024-56433)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinuxRelease Notes linked from the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:9 / shadow-utils

Package

Name
shadow-utils
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/shadow-utils

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:4.9-15.el9

AlmaLinux:9 / shadow-utils-subid

Package

Name
shadow-utils-subid
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/shadow-utils-subid

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:4.9-15.el9

AlmaLinux:9 / shadow-utils-subid-devel

Package

Name
shadow-utils-subid-devel
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/shadow-utils-subid-devel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:4.9-15.el9