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CVE-2015-3246: Red Hat Libuser Race Condition Vulnerability

High · CVSS 7.4 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 8.5%, 95th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: redhat

In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Red Hat Libuser Race Condition Vulnerability.

Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.

Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Description

libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, directly modifies /etc/passwd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (inconsistent file state) by causing an error during the modification. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2015-3245 to gain privileges.

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Status incidents that name it

No tracked status incident names this CVE.

Affected vendors and products

Red Hat: Libuser

References

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