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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-util-linux | Mar 26, 2024 | Feb 21, 2022 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libblkidamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libblkid-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libfdiskamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libfdisk-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libmountamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libmount-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libsmartcolsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libsmartcols-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libuuidamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libuuid-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-libmountamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-util-linuxamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-util-linux-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-util-linux-useramazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-uuidd | Dec 7, 2022 | Feb 21, 2022 | |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libblkidamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libblkid-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libblkid-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libfdiskamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libfdisk-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libfdisk-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libmountamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libmount-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libmount-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libsmartcolsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libsmartcols-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libsmartcols-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libuuidamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libuuid-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libuuid-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-python3-libmountamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-python3-libmount-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-util-linuxamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-util-linux-coreamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-util-linux-core-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-util-linux-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-util-linux-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-util-linux-useramazon-linux-2023-upgrade-util-linux-user-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-uuiddamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-uuidd-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 14, 2022 | |
| Debian | no-fix-debian-deb-package | May 15, 2025 | Feb 21, 2022 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-apps-util-linux | Jan 8, 2024 | Feb 21, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-libblkidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-libfdiskhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-libmounthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-libsmartcolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-libuuidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-util-linuxhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-util-linux-user | Jun 7, 2022 | Feb 21, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-libblkidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-libfdiskhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-libmounthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-libsmartcolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-libuuidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-util-linuxhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-util-linux-user | May 31, 2024 | Feb 21, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libblkidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libblkid-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libfdiskhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libfdisk-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libmounthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libsmartcolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libsmartcols-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libuuidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-libuuid-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-util-linuxhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-util-linux-userhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-uuidd | Apr 26, 2022 | Feb 21, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-libblkidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-libfdiskhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-libmounthuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-libsmartcolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-libuuidhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-util-linuxhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-util-linux-user | Jun 16, 2022 | Feb 21, 2022 | |
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-libblkid-develsuse-upgrade-libblkid-devel-staticsuse-upgrade-libblkid1suse-upgrade-libblkid1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libfdisk-develsuse-upgrade-libfdisk1suse-upgrade-libmount-develsuse-upgrade-libmount1suse-upgrade-libmount1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libsmartcols-develsuse-upgrade-libsmartcols1suse-upgrade-libuuid-develsuse-upgrade-libuuid-devel-staticsuse-upgrade-libuuid1suse-upgrade-libuuid1-32bitsuse-upgrade-util-linuxsuse-upgrade-util-linux-langsuse-upgrade-util-linux-systemd | Jun 13, 2023 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 21, 2022 |
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