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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2018.0177
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2018-0177)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'shadow-utils' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0177 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'shadow-utils' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0177 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Privilege escalation in newgidmap, which allowed an unprivileged user
to be placed in a user namespace where setgroups(2) is allowed
(CVE-2018-7169).

Affected Software/OS:
'shadow-utils' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7169
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-09
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/1729357
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