A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an "INPUTRC" environment variable to get a path to the library config file. When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error message containing data from the file. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to read root-owned files, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This flaw affects util-linux versions prior to 2.37.4.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade util-linux | Mar 26, 2024 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade uuiddUpgrade util-linux-userUpgrade python-libmountUpgrade libmountUpgrade util-linux-debuginfoUpgrade libfdiskUpgrade libmount-develUpgrade libblkid-develUpgrade util-linuxUpgrade libuuidUpgrade libuuid-develUpgrade libblkidUpgrade libfdisk-develUpgrade libsmartcolsUpgrade libsmartcols-devel | Dec 7, 2022 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade libfdiskUpgrade libfdisk-debuginfoUpgrade libfdisk-develUpgrade util-linux-debugsourceUpgrade libblkid-debuginfoUpgrade uuidd-debuginfoUpgrade libmount-develUpgrade libblkidUpgrade uuiddUpgrade python3-libmount-debuginfoUpgrade python3-libmountUpgrade libblkid-develUpgrade util-linux-userUpgrade libmountUpgrade libuuidUpgrade libmount-debuginfoUpgrade libuuid-develUpgrade util-linux-user-debuginfoUpgrade libsmartcolsUpgrade libsmartcols-develUpgrade util-linux-debuginfoUpgrade libuuid-debuginfoUpgrade util-linuxUpgrade util-linux-core-debuginfoUpgrade libsmartcols-debuginfoUpgrade util-linux-core | Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 14, 2022 |
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-apps/util-linux. | Jan 8, 2024 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade libblkidUpgrade libfdiskUpgrade util-linux-userUpgrade util-linuxUpgrade libuuidUpgrade libsmartcolsUpgrade libmount | Jun 7, 2022 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade libuuidUpgrade util-linuxUpgrade util-linux-userUpgrade libblkidUpgrade libsmartcolsUpgrade libfdiskUpgrade libmount | May 31, 2024 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade libsmartcolsUpgrade libmountUpgrade libblkidUpgrade libblkid-develUpgrade libsmartcols-develUpgrade libuuidUpgrade libfdiskUpgrade libfdisk-develUpgrade libuuid-develUpgrade util-linuxUpgrade util-linux-userUpgrade uuidd | Apr 26, 2022 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade libblkidUpgrade libsmartcolsUpgrade libmountUpgrade libfdiskUpgrade libuuidUpgrade util-linuxUpgrade util-linux-user | Jun 16, 2022 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libmount1-32bitUpgrade libmount-develUpgrade libuuid1-32bitUpgrade util-linux-systemdUpgrade libsmartcols1Upgrade libmount1Upgrade util-linux-langUpgrade libblkid1Upgrade libblkid-develUpgrade libfdisk1Upgrade libuuid1Upgrade util-linuxUpgrade libblkid-devel-staticUpgrade libuuid-devel-staticUpgrade libsmartcols-develUpgrade libuuid-develUpgrade libblkid1-32bitUpgrade libfdisk-devel | Jun 13, 2023 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 21, 2022 |
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