CVE-2018-6558 (GCVE-0-2018-6558)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-23 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The pam_fscrypt module in fscrypt before 0.2.4 may incorrectly restore primary and supplementary group IDs to the values associated with the root user, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a successful login through certain applications that use Linux-PAM (aka pam).
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/google/fscrypt/issues/77 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/google/fscrypt/commit/3022c160… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/google/fscrypt/commit/315f9b04… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/1787548 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The fscrypt Project | fscrypt |
Affected:
before 0.2.4
|
guessed |
Date Public
2018-08-23 00:00
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