Configuration Affecting linux-virt-doc package, versions <6.12.10-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.51% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-LINUXVIRTDOC-13328134
  • published6 Oct 2025
  • disclosed1 Jan 1999

Introduced: 1 Jan 1999

CVE-1999-0656  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-16  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest linux-virt-doc to version 6.12.10-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-virt-doc package and not the linux-virt-doc package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

The ugidd RPC interface, by design, allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames by specifying arbitrary UIDs that ugidd maps to local user and group names.

CVSS Base Scores

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