critical9.8
CVE-2016-1601
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 …
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Suse | Yast2 | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00007.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220
- https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00007.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220
- https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020