CVE-2023-4641
Medium
Description
A flaw was found in shadow-utils. When asking for a new password, shadow-utils asks the password twice. If the password fails on the second attempt, shadow-utils fails in cleaning the buffer used to store the first entry. This may allow an attacker with enough access to retrieve the password from the memory.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
Exploit probability—
Product
Shadow-maint Shadow-utils
PublishedDec 27, 2023
First seenDec 27, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-303CWE-303
How to fix
Update
- shadow-maint shadow-utils4.14.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| shadow-maint shadow-utils | v < 4.14.0 | 4.14.0 |
| redhat codeready_linux_builder | 8.0, 9.0 | — |
| redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64 | 8.0_aarch64, 9.0_aarch64 | — |
| redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems | 8.0_s390x, 9.0_s390x | — |
| redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian | 8.0_ppc64le, 9.0_ppc64le | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 8.0, 9.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_for_arm_64 | 8.0, 9.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems | 8.0_s390x, 9.0_s390x | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian | 8.0_ppc64le, 9.0_ppc64le | — |
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