| Name | CVE-2021-40084 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 992058 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| opensysusers (PTS) | bullseye | 0.6-2 | vulnerable |
| sid, bookworm | 0.7.3-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| opensysusers | source | (unstable) | 0.6-3 | | | 992058 |
Notes
[bullseye] - opensysusers <no-dsa> (Minor issue; if fixed upstream address via point release)