CVE-2015-3246
EPSS 21.4%Published: 8/11/2015Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3246
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/libuserfrom 0, < 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1