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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2015-08-11T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:39:32.107Z

Reserved: 2015-04-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-3246

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-11T14:59:07.040

Modified: 2018-05-20T01:29:00.367

Link: CVE-2015-3246

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2015-07-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-3246 - Bugzilla