Description
yast2-users before 3.1.47, as used in SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1, does not properly set empty password fields in /etc/shadow during an AutoYaST installation when the profile does not contain inst-sys users, which might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220
Mailing List vendor-advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00007.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00051.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0045
EPSS Percentile
64.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-255
Status
published
Products (1)
suse/yast2
Published
Apr 26, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026