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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843151
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3276-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'shadow' package(s) announced via the USN-3276-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'shadow' package(s) announced via the USN-3276-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Sebastian Krahmer discovered integer overflows in shadow utilities.
A local attacker could possibly cause them to crash or potentially
gain privileges via crafted input. (CVE-2016-6252)

Tobias Stockmann discovered a race condition in su. A local
attacker could cause su to send SIGKILL to other processes with
root privileges. (CVE-2017-2616)

Affected Software/OS:
'shadow' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.7

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6252
BugTraq ID: 92055
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92055
Debian Security Information: DSA-3793 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/7
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-2616
BugTraq ID: 96404
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96404
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0654
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0654.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0907
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0907
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038271
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