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CVE-2006-3378

Publication date 6 July 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
shadow 7.04 feisty
Fixed 4.0.16-2ubuntu4
6.10 edgy
Fixed 4.0.16-2ubuntu4
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 4.0.13-7ubuntu3.2

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