=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3276-3
November 14, 2017
shadow vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
su could be made to crash or stop programs as an administrator.
Software Description:
- shadow: system login tools
Details:
USN-3276-1 and USN-3276-2 fixed vulnerabilities in shadow. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Sebastian Krahmer discovered integer overflows in shadow utilities.
A local attacker could possibly cause them to crash or potentially
gain privileges via crafted input. (CVE-2016-6252)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
login 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu5.2
passwd 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu5.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3276-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3276-1
CVE-2017-2616
