Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Affecting shadow package, versions *


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (15th percentile)
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NVD
4.7 medium
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Red Hat
4.4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2110-SHADOW-1758374
  • published 27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 3 Dec 2019

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:21.10 shadow.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream shadow package and not the shadow package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:21.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

shadow: TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees