vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2018-6558: fscrypt -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Aug 23, 2018 | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 23, 2018
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
The pam_fscrypt module in fscrypt before 0.2.4 may incorrectly restore primary and supplementary group IDs to the values associated with the root user, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a successful login through certain applications that use Linux-PAM (aka pam).
Solution
debian-upgrade-fscrypt
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