CVE-2006-3378

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Source

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3378

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2006-3378.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2006-3378

Related

DSA-1150-1

Published

2006-07-06T20:05:00Z

Modified

2024-11-21T00:13:29Z

Summary

[none]

Details

passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / shadow

Package

Name: shadow
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/shadow?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:4.0.14-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / shadow

Package

Name: shadow
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/shadow?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:4.0.14-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / shadow

Package

Name: shadow
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/shadow?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:4.0.14-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}