CVE-2006-3378

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 6, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-3378: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix