DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3246
- Source
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3246
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3246.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3246
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Published
- 2015-08-11T14:59:07Z
- Modified
- 2026-09-09T07:00:49Z
- Severity
-
- 5.1 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
Affected packages
Debian:12 / libuser
Package
- Name
- libuser
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libuser?arch=source&distro=bookworm
Debian:13 / libuser
Package
- Name
- libuser
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libuser?arch=source&distro=trixie
Debian:14 / libuser
Package
- Name
- libuser
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libuser?arch=source&distro=forky