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Low ALSA-2025:20559 1 CVE

Low: shadow-utils security update

Published Nov 11, 2025 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

The shadow-utils packages include programs for converting UNIX password files to the shadow password format, as well as utilities for managing user and group accounts.

Security Fix(es):

* shadow-utils: Default subordinate ID configuration in /etc/login.defs could lead to compromise (CVE-2024-56433)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinuxRelease Notes linked from the References section.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 shadow-utils 2:4.9-15.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 shadow-utils-subid 2:4.9-15.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 shadow-utils-subid-devel 2:4.9-15.el9

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56433
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2334165
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-20559.html