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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-1113: ELSA-2018-3249: setup security and bug fix update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-1113: ELSA-2018-3249: setup security and bug fix update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/24/2018
Created
05/08/2019
Added
11/06/2018
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

setup before version 2.11.4-1.fc28 in Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux added /sbin/nologin and /usr/sbin/nologin to /etc/shells. This violates security assumptions made by pam_shells and some daemons which allow access based on a user's shell being listed in /etc/shells. Under some circumstances, users which had their shell changed to /sbin/nologin could still access the system. Setup in Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux added /sbin/nologin and /usr/sbin/nologin to /etc/shells. This violates security assumptions made by pam_shells and some daemons which allow access based on a user's shell being listed in /etc/shells. Under some circumstances, users which had their shell changed to /sbin/nologin could still access the system.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-setup

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