CVE catalog
CVE-2006-3378
shadow: CVE-2006-3378
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.34% · Oct 25, 2026
passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | shadow | sid | 1:4.20.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian | shadow | forky | 1:4.20.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian | shadow | trixie | 1:4.17.4-2 | fixed |
| Debian | shadow | bookworm | 1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | shadow | source | sid | 1:4.0.14-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [379174] |
| Debian | shadow | source | forky | 1:4.0.14-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [379174] |
| Debian | shadow | source | trixie | 1:4.0.14-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [379174] |
| Debian | shadow | source | bookworm | 1:4.0.14-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [379174] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libsubid4]Fixed
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm; dsa · shadow · debian · 12
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm; dsa · shadow · debian · 12
- [libsubid-dev]Fixed
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm; dsa · shadow · debian · 12
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm; dsa · shadow · debian · 12
- [login]Fixed
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm; dsa · shadow · debian · 12
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm; dsa · shadow · debian · 12
- [passwd]Fixed
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm; dsa · shadow · debian · 12
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm; dsa · shadow · debian · 12
- [uidmap]Fixed
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm; dsa · shadow · debian · 12
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm; dsa · shadow · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libsubid5]Fixed
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.17.4-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · 13
1:4.17.4-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · 13
- [libsubid-dev]Fixed
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.17.4-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · 13
1:4.17.4-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · 13
- [login.defs]Fixed
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.17.4-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · 13
1:4.17.4-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · 13
- [passwd]Fixed
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.17.4-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · 13
1:4.17.4-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · 13
- [uidmap]Fixed
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.17.4-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · 13
1:4.17.4-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.0.14-1dsa · shadow · debian · 13
Observed: