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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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cve-2002-0638

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2003-04-02 05:00

Modified

2024-08-08 02:56

Severity ?

Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-043.0.txt	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CALDERA
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5344	vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
	http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9709.php	vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
	http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-047.php	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE
	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-132.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
	http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405955	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN
	http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0357.html	mailing-list, x_refsource_VULNWATCH
	http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000523	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA
	http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4320	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP
	http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0396.html	mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
	http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102795787713996&w=2	mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-137.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
	http://www.osvdb.org/5164	vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	n/a	Version: n/a

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