Access Restriction Bypass Affecting libuser package, versions <0:0.56.13-8.el6_7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-LIBUSER-2120289
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 23 Jul 2015
Introduced: 23 Jul 2015
CVE-2015-3246 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6 libuser to version 0:0.56.13-8.el6_7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libuser package and not the libuser package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3246
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html
- https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1482
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633