gsd-2002-0638
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:24
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.
Aliases
Aliases
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"lastModifiedDate": "2016-10-18T02:20Z",
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