ghsa-gmmv-6j82-fwgw
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-03 03:07
Modified
2022-05-03 03:07
Details

setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying /etc/passwd, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a complex race condition that uses an open file descriptor in utility programs such as chfn and chsh.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2002-0638"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2002-08-12T04:00:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying /etc/passwd, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a complex race condition that uses an open file descriptor in utility programs such as chfn and chsh.",
  "id": "GHSA-gmmv-6j82-fwgw",
  "modified": "2022-05-03T03:07:55Z",
  "published": "2022-05-03T03:07:55Z",
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    },
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      "url": "http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a\u0026anuncio=000523"
    },
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      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=102795787713996\u0026w=2"
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    {
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    {
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-047.php"
    },
    {
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      "url": "http://www.osvdb.org/5164"
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    {
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}


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