CVE-2016-1601

Critical

Description

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.

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.8

Exploit probability—

Product

Suse Yast2

PublishedApr 26, 2016

First seenApr 26, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
suse yast2	No range specified	—

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