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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-27274 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T02:27:31.611Z
Reserved: 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-40084
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-08-25T01:15:12.957
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:23:30.973
Link: CVE-2021-40084
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD