CVE-2016-1601
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.46% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- suse/yast2
- Source
- security@opentext.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00007.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220
- https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00007.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220
- https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.