SB2018073006 - OpenSUSE Linux update for shadow



SB2018073006 - OpenSUSE Linux update for shadow

Published: July 30, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018073006
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6252)

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system with escalated privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in shadow-utils. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the target system with root privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.