CVE-2016-6252
Published: 17 February 2017
Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| leosilva | shadow version for precise-esm and vivid/ubuntu-core doesn't use newuidmap binaries neither does any privileged access that makes this fix necessary. |
Priority
CVSS 3 base score: 7.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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shadow Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
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| trusty |
Released
(1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9.4)
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| upstream |
Needs triage
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| wily |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
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| xenial |
Released
(1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2)
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| yakkety |
Released
(1:4.2-3.2ubuntu1.16.10.1)
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| zesty |
Released
(1:4.2-3.2ubuntu1.17.04.1)
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Patches: vendor: https://bugzilla.suse.com/attachment.cgi?id=684679&action=diff upstream: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/commit/1d5a926cc2d6078d23a96222b1ef3e558724dad1 |
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