CVE-2021-40084

Critical

Description

opensysusers through 0.6 does not safely use eval on files in sysusers.d that may contain shell metacharacters. For example, it allows command execution via a crafted GECOS field whereas systemd-sysusers (a program with the same specification) does not do that.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability87. percentile2.9%
ProductArtixlinux Opensysusers
PublishedAug 25, 2021
First seenAug 25, 2021

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
artixlinux opensysusersv ≤ 0.6—

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CVE-2021-40084 · Artixlinux Opensysusers · Dark Radar