CVE-2016-1601 (GCVE-0-2016-1601)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-26 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
yast2-users before 3.1.47, as used in SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1, does not properly set empty password fields in /etc/shadow during an AutoYaST installation when the profile does not contain inst-sys users, which might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2016-04-25 00:00
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