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SUSE update for pwdutils/shadow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17469
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Release Date:
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2005-11-07
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Last Update:
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2005-11-09
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Popularity:
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8,067 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | SuSE Linux 9.0
SuSE Linux 9.1
SUSE Linux 9.2
SUSE Linux 9.3
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.x
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
UnitedLinux 1.0
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
SUSE has issued updates for pwdutils and shadow. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the setuid "chfn" program in validating its arguments when changing the GECOS field. This can be exploited by malicious users to gain root privileges.
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