vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-5254-1 (CVE-2017-12424): shadow vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 4, 2017 | Jan 28, 2022 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 4, 2017
Added
Jan 28, 2022
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
It was discovered that shadow incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
expose sensitive information. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-12424)
It was discovered that shadow incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-7169)
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-loginubuntu-pro-upgrade-passwdubuntu-pro-upgrade-uidmap
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