opensysusers through 0.6 does not safely use eval on files in sysusers.d that may contain shell metacharacters. For example, it allows command execution via a crafted GECOS field whereas systemd-sysusers (a program with the same specification) does not do that.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-08-25T00:21:25

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:27:31.611Z

Reserved: 2021-08-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-40084

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-08-25T01:15:12.957

Modified: 2022-07-12T17:42:04.277

Link: CVE-2021-40084

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