SB2018060511 - Fedora 28 update for shadow-utils
Published: June 5, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018060511
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7169)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper security restrictions when using the newgidmap setuid executable. A local attacker can gain root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.