DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3246

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3246

    Published: 11 Aug 2015Last Modified: 9 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-3246

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3246

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libuser

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/libuser?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:0.62~dfsg-0.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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