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Linux: Duplicated UIDs

Information

Severity

Severity

Informational

Family

Family

Policy

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

0.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Created

Created

5 years ago

Modified

Modified

3 years ago

Summary

Duplicated UIDs can occur after modifiying '/etc/passwd'. Users with same UIDs are not only granted same privileges, but they are considered as the same person. This script tests if any duplicated UIDs are listed in '/etc/passwd'.