CVE-2006-3378
shadow - programming error
EPSS 0.06%
Description
passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits.
How to fix CVE-2006-3378
To remediate CVE-2006-3378, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/shadow—upgrade to 1:4.0.14-1 or later
- Debian/shadow—upgrade to 1:4.0.3-31sarge8 or later
Is CVE-2006-3378 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1:4.0.14-1
- from 0, < 1:4.0.3-31sarge8