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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2006-07-06T20:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T18:23:21.269Z
Reserved: 2006-07-06T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-3378
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2006-07-06T20:05:00.000
Modified: 2008-09-05T21:06:57.297
Link: CVE-2006-3378
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