Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0465
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0465)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'shadow-utils' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0465 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'shadow-utils' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0465 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was found that shadow-utils had a buffer overflow where if a buffer was left NULL for a cycle the next cycle would happily write past the entries buffer (CVE-2017-12424). Affected Software/OS: 'shadow-utils' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-12424 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-16 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00020.html
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