Total vulnerabilities in the database
setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying /etc/passwd, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a complex race condition that uses an open file descriptor in utility programs such as chfn and chsh.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mandrakesoft / mandrake_single_network_firewall | 7.2 | 7.2.x |
| mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux | 7.2 | 7.2.x |
| redhat / linux | 6.1 | 6.1.x |
| mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux | 8.2 | 8.2.x |
| redhat / linux | 7.0 | 7.0.x |
| redhat / linux | 6.2 | 6.2.x |
| mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux | 7.0 | 7.0.x |
| redhat / linux | 6.0 | 6.0.x |
| redhat / linux | 7.2 | 7.2.x |
| mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux | 8.1 | 8.1.x |
| mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux_corporate_server | 1.0.1 | 1.0.1.x |
| mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux | 7.1 | 7.1.x |
| redhat / linux | 7.3 | 7.3.x |
| hp / secure_os | 1.0 | 1.0.x |
| mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux | 8.0 | 8.0.x |
| redhat / linux | 7.1 | 7.1.x |