CVE-2018-6558 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2018-6558 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 23/08/2018 | CVE Updated: 17/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2018
Source: canonical | Vendor: The fscrypt Project | Product: fscrypt
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2018-6558 Description

The pam_fscrypt module in fscrypt before 0.2.4 may incorrectly restore primary and supplementary group IDs to the values associated with the root user, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a successful login through certain applications that use Linux-PAM (aka pam).

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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Source: The fscrypt Project

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).