Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201532460000000
Revision Date:2015-08-11Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-3246 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-3246
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND libuser package in bionic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '1:0.62~dfsg-0.1').
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