fkie_cve-2006-3378
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2006-07-06 20:05
Modified
2024-11-21 00:13
Severity ?
Summary
passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20950
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20966
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21480
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/26995
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20950
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20966
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21480
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/26995
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.04
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.04
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.04
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 6.06_lts
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 6.06_lts
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 6.06_lts
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 6.06_lts


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