CVE-2018-6558
Medium
Description
The pam_fscrypt module in fscrypt before 0.2.4 may incorrectly restore primary and supplementary group IDs to the values associated with the root user, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a successful login through certain applications that use Linux-PAM (aka pam).
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Google Fscrypt
PublishedAug 23, 2018
First seenAug 23, 2018
How to fix
Update
- google fscrypt0.2.4 or later
- github.com/google/fscrypt0.2.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| google fscrypt | v < 0.2.4 | 0.2.4 |
| github.com/google/fscryptGo | v < 0.2.4 | 0.2.4 |
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