CVE-2015-3246
7.4 Élevée Exploitée activementCatalogue CISA KEV — Red Hat Libuser Race Condition Vulnerability
Ajoutée le 26/08/2026 · Échéance de correction (agences US) : 09/09/2026
Action requise : Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Description
libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, directly modifies /etc/passwd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (inconsistent file state) by causing an error during the modification. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2015-3245 to gain privileges.
Produits concernés
Scores CVSS
| Version | Score | Source | Vecteur |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.4 Élevée | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | 7.2 Élevée | nvd@nist.gov (NVD) | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Faiblesses (CWE)
Références
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html Broken Link
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873 MitigationVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt Exploit
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html Broken Link
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873 MitigationVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt Exploit
- https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrates-agentic-ai-into-post-compromise-operations/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-3246 US Government Resource