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Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for shadow-utils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2427)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'shadow-utils' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2019-2427 advisory.
Insight
Insight
In shadow before 4.5, the newusers tool could be made to manipulate internal data structures in ways unintended by the authors. Malformed input may lead to crashes (with a buffer overflow or other memory corruption) or other unspecified behaviors. This crosses a privilege boundary in, for example, certain web-hosting environments in which a Control Panel allows an unprivileged user account to create subaccounts.(CVE-2017-12424) Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.(CVE-2016-6252)
Affected Software
Affected Software
'shadow-utils' package(s) on Huawei EulerOS V2.0SP2.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated package(s).