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Access Restriction Bypass Affecting coreutils package, versions <5.93-1

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-COREUTILS-317508
  • published 28 Jul 2008
  • disclosed 28 Jul 2008
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Introduced: 28 Jul 2008

CVE-2008-1946 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-264 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 coreutils to version 5.93-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream coreutils package and not the coreutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.