CVE-2016-1601
First published: Tue Apr 26 2016(Updated: )
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.
Credit: meissner@suse.de
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Suse Yast2 | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop | =12-sp1 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =12-sp1 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | =12-sp1 |
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