Vigil@nce - Debian shadow: privilege escalation via pts/0
May 2021 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/computer-vulnerability
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: Debian, SIMATIC.
– Severity: 2/4.
– Consequences: administrator access/rights, privileged
access/rights.
– Provenance: user shell.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 17/03/2021.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can bypass restrictions via pts/0 of Debian shadow, in
order to escalate his privileges.
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https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Debian-shadow-privilege-escalation-via-pts-0-34876