yast2-users before 3.1.47, as used in SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1, does not properly set empty password fields in /etc/shadow during an AutoYaST installation when the profile does not contain inst-sys users, which might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2696 yast2-users before 3.1.47, as used in SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1, does not properly set empty password fields in /etc/shadow during an AutoYaST installation when the profile does not contain inst-sys users, which might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:12.143Z

Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-1601

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-04-26T14:59:00.127

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-1601

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