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.
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Information
Published : 2006-07-06 13:05
Updated : 2008-09-05 14:06
NVD link : CVE-2006-3378
Mitre link : CVE-2006-3378
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CWE
Products Affected
ubuntu
- ubuntu_linux