Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6640.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6640-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'shadow' package(s) announced via the USN-6640-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'shadow' package(s) announced via the USN-6640-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that shadow was not properly sanitizing memory when running the password utility. An attacker could possibly use this issue to retrieve a password from memory, exposing sensitive information. Affected Software/OS: 'shadow' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.6 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-4641 RHBZ#2215945 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215945 RHSA-2023:6632 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6632 RHSA-2023:7112 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7112 RHSA-2024:0417 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0417 RHSA-2024:2577 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2577 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4641
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