passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu_linux | Ubuntu | 5.10 | 5.10 |
Ubuntu_linux | Ubuntu | 6.06_lts | 6.06_lts |
Ubuntu_linux | Ubuntu | 5.04 | 5.04 |
Ubuntu_linux | Ubuntu | 5.10 | 5.10 |
Ubuntu_linux | Ubuntu | 5.04 | 5.04 |
Ubuntu_linux | Ubuntu | 5.10 | 5.10 |
Ubuntu_linux | Ubuntu | 5.10 | 5.10 |
Ubuntu_linux | Ubuntu | 6.06_lts | 6.06_lts |
Ubuntu_linux | Ubuntu | 6.06_lts | 6.06_lts |
Ubuntu_linux | Ubuntu | 6.06_lts | 6.06_lts |
Ubuntu_linux | Ubuntu | 5.04 | 5.04 |