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GHSA-GMMV-6J82-FWGW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-03 03:07 – Updated: 2022-05-03 03:07

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setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying /etc/passwd, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a complex race condition that uses an open file descriptor in utility programs such as chfn and chsh.

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CVE-2002-0638 (GCVE-0-2002-0638)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-04-02 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 02:56

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mitre

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CVE-2002-0638 (GCVE-0-2002-0638)

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