CVE-2015-3246

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libuser versions prior to 0.56.13-8 libuser version 0.60 prior to 0.60-7

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service by causing an error during the modification of /etc/passwd, resulting in an inconsistent file state. This can be combined with another issue to potentially gain privileges.

Recommendations For libuser versions prior to 0.56.13-8, update to version 0.56.13-8 or later. For libuser version 0.60 prior to 0.60-7, update to version 0.60-7 or later.