CVE-2018-6558
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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).
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The fscrypt Project | fscrypt | before 0.2.4 | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://github.com/google/fscrypt/issues/77
- https://github.com/google/fscrypt/commit/3022c1603d968c22f147b4a2c49c4637dd1be91b
- https://github.com/google/fscrypt/commit/315f9b042237200174a1fb99427f74027e191d66
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1787548
References
- https://github.com/google/fscrypt/issues/77
- https://github.com/google/fscrypt/commit/3022c1603d968c22f147b4a2c49c4637dd1be91b
- https://github.com/google/fscrypt/commit/315f9b042237200174a1fb99427f74027e191d66
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1787548
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