Inconsistent File State Denial of Service Vulnerability in libuser

CVE-2015-3246 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, directly modifies /etc/passwd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (inconsistent file state) by causing an error during the modification. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2015-3245 to gain privileges.

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