SUSE-SU-2018:1995-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:1995-1

    Published: 19 Jul 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-6252
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-6252

    Summary: Security update for shadow

    Details: This update for shadow fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-6252: Fixed incorrect integer handling that could results in a local privilege escalation (bsc#1099310)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181995-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099310, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6252

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: shadow

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/shadow&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.1.5.1-19.8.1

    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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