CVE-2006-3378
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 6, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 6, 2006
Description
passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
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References
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