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 libblkidUpgrade libuuid-develUpgrade libsmartcolsUpgrade libmountUpgrade libuuidUpgrade util-linux-debuginfoUpgrade libmount-develUpgrade libfdiskUpgrade python-libmountUpgrade libblkid-develUpgrade libfdisk-develUpgrade util-linuxUpgrade libsmartcols-develUpgrade uuiddUpgrade util-linux-user | Dec 7, 2022 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade util-linux-userUpgrade util-linux-user-debuginfoUpgrade util-linux-core-debuginfoUpgrade libsmartcols-develUpgrade libmountUpgrade libmount-debuginfoUpgrade libblkid-develUpgrade libuuid-debuginfoUpgrade libsmartcolsUpgrade util-linux-debuginfoUpgrade util-linux-coreUpgrade libuuidUpgrade util-linuxUpgrade libsmartcols-debuginfoUpgrade libuuid-develUpgrade python3-libmount-debuginfoUpgrade python3-libmountUpgrade uuidd-debuginfoUpgrade util-linux-debugsourceUpgrade libblkid-debuginfoUpgrade libmount-develUpgrade libblkidUpgrade libfdisk-develUpgrade libfdisk-debuginfoUpgrade uuiddUpgrade libfdisk | 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 libfdiskUpgrade libmountUpgrade libblkidUpgrade util-linux-userUpgrade libsmartcolsUpgrade util-linuxUpgrade libuuid | May 31, 2024 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade libuuid-develUpgrade util-linuxUpgrade uuiddUpgrade util-linux-userUpgrade libblkidUpgrade libmountUpgrade libblkid-develUpgrade libsmartcols-develUpgrade libsmartcolsUpgrade libfdisk-develUpgrade libuuidUpgrade libfdisk | Apr 26, 2022 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade libblkidUpgrade libmountUpgrade libfdiskUpgrade libsmartcolsUpgrade util-linux-userUpgrade libuuidUpgrade util-linux | Jun 16, 2022 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libuuid1Upgrade libblkid-devel-staticUpgrade libuuid-devel-staticUpgrade libfdisk1Upgrade libfdisk-develUpgrade libuuid-develUpgrade libblkid1-32bitUpgrade libblkid-develUpgrade libsmartcols-develUpgrade util-linuxUpgrade libsmartcols1Upgrade libmount1-32bitUpgrade libblkid1Upgrade util-linux-systemdUpgrade util-linux-langUpgrade libuuid1-32bitUpgrade libmount-develUpgrade libmount1 | 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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