SUSE-SU-2016:1138-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:1138-1

    Published: 25 Apr 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1601
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-1601

    Summary: Security update for yast2-users

    Details: yast2-users was updated to fix one security issue. This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2016-1601: Empty passwords fields in /etc/shadow after SLES 12 SP1 autoyast installation (bsc#974220). This update includes a script that fixes installations that we're affected by this problem. It is run automatically upon installing the update. This non-security issue was fixed: - bsc#971804: Set root password correctly when using a minimal profile

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161138-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/971804, https://bugzilla.suse.com/973639, https://bugzilla.suse.com/974220, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1601

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: yast2-users

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/yast2-users&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.41.3-9.1

    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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