Improper Input Validation Affecting libuser-devel package, versions <0:0.56.13-8.el6_7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.39% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-LIBUSERDEVEL-2497465
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed11 Aug 2015

Introduced: 11 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-3245  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 libuser-devel to version 0:0.56.13-8.el6_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-1482.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libuser-devel package and not the libuser-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the chfn function in libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, allows local users to cause a denial of service (/etc/passwd corruption) via a newline character in the GECOS field.

CVSS Base Scores

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