ALSA-2023:7112

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-7112.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:7112.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2023:7112
Related
Published
2023-11-14T00:00:00Z
Modified
2023-11-23T10:19:58Z
Summary
Low: shadow-utils security and bug fix update
Details

The shadow-utils packages include programs for converting UNIX password files to the shadow password format, as well as utilities for managing user and group accounts.

Security Fix(es):

  • shadow-utils: possible password leak during passwd(1) change (CVE-2023-4641)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / shadow-utils

Package

Name
shadow-utils

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:4.6-19.el8

AlmaLinux:8 / shadow-utils-subid

Package

Name
shadow-utils-subid

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:4.6-19.el8

AlmaLinux:8 / shadow-utils-subid-devel

Package

Name
shadow-utils-subid-devel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:4.6-19.el8