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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-2696 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microfocus
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:12.143Z
Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-1601
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-04-26T14:59:00.127
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-1601
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD