Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-6252): shadow vulnerabilities
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
02/17/2017
07/25/2018
05/05/2017
11/27/2024
Description
Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-login
- ubuntu-upgrade-passwd
- ubuntu-upgrade-uidmap
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