| Name | CVE-2006-3378 |
| Description | passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1150-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 379174 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| shadow (PTS) | bullseye | 1:4.8.1-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1:4.8.1-1+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1:4.13+dfsg1-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:4.17.4-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shadow | source | sarge | 1:4.0.3-31sarge8 | DSA-1150-1 | ||
| shadow | source | (unstable) | 1:4.0.14-1 | 379174 |