openSUSE Security Update: Security update for shadow
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2018:2127-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1099310 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-6252
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 42.3
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for shadow fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2016-6252: Incorrect integer handling could results in local
     privilege escalation (bsc#1099310)

   This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.3:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-770=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):

      shadow-4.2.1-16.1
      shadow-debuginfo-4.2.1-16.1
      shadow-debugsource-4.2.1-16.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6252.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099310

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