vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2021-40084: opensysusers -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 25, 2021 | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 25, 2021
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
Description
opensysusers through 0.6 does not safely use eval on files in sysusers.d that may contain shell metacharacters. For example, it allows command execution via a crafted GECOS field whereas systemd-sysusers (a program with the same specification) does not do that.
Solutions
debian-upgrade-opensysusersno-fix-debian-deb-package
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