CVE-2006-3378

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/21480
• http://www.osvdb.org/26995
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20966
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20950

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/21480
• http://www.osvdb.org/26995
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20966
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20950

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