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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References | () ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-043.0.txt - | |
References | () http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0357.html - | |
References | () http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0396.html - | |
References | () http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000523 - | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102795787713996&w=2 - | |
References | () http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4320 - | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-132.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9709.php - | |
References | () http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405955 - Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource | |
References | () http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-047.php - | |
References | () http://www.osvdb.org/5164 - | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-137.html - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5344 - |
Information
Published : 2002-08-12 04:00
Updated : 2024-11-20 23:39
NVD link : CVE-2002-0638
Mitre link : CVE-2002-0638
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2002-0638
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Products Affected
redhat
- linux
mandrakesoft
- mandrake_single_network_firewall
- mandrake_linux
- mandrake_linux_corporate_server
hp
- secure_os
CWE