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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1177-1 (usermin)

Information

Severity

Severity

Low

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

3.6

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

16 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update to usermin announced via advisory DSA 1177-1. Hendrik Weimer discovered that it is possible for a normal user to disable the login shell of the root account via usermin, a web-based administration tool.

Solution

Solution

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.110-3.1. In the upstream distribution this problem is fixed in version 1.220. We recommend that you upgrade your usermin package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201177-1

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