CVE-2015-3246

Priority
Description
libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper
program in the usermode package, directly modifies /etc/passwd, which
allows local users to cause a denial of service (inconsistent file state)
by causing an error during the modification. NOTE: this issue can be
combined with CVE-2015-3245 to gain privileges.
Ubuntu-Description
It was discovered that libuser has incomplete blacklist vulnerability. A
local user could use it to cause a denial of service.
Notes
Package
Upstream:released (1:0.62~dfsg-0.1)
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:not-affected (1:0.62~dfsg-0.1)
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:not-affected (1:0.62~dfsg-0.1)
Ubuntu 21.10:not-affected (1:0.62~dfsg-0.1)
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:not-affected (1:0.62~dfsg-0.1)
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:DNE (trusty was needed)
Ubuntu 20.04 FIPS Compliant:not-affected (1:0.62~dfsg-0.1)
Patches:
Upstream:https://fedorahosted.org/libuser/changeset/d73aa2a5a9ce5bdd349dff46e3e4885f2b194a95/
More Information

Updated: 2022-04-25 00:15:38 UTC (commit ecc1009cb19540b950de59270950018900f37f15)