<p>Upgrade <code>Ubuntu:22.04</code> <code>shadow</code> to version 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.1 or higher.</p>

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Affecting shadow package, versions <1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.1

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity High

Integrity High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 0.05% (15^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2204-SHADOW-2801886
published 27 Jun 2018
disclosed 3 Dec 2019

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Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2013-4235 Open this link in a new tab CWE-367 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 shadow to version 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream shadow package and not the shadow package as distributed by Ubuntu:22.04. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

shadow: TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees