Description
login in Slackware Linux 3.2 through 3.5 does not properly check for an error when the /etc/group file is missing, which prevents it from dropping privileges, causing it to assign root privileges to any local user who logs on to the server.
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Slackware Linux 3.5 - '/etc/group' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-19122 · local · Jul 13, 1998 · verified
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References
- 155 vdb-entry
- 19980713 Slackware Shadow Insecurity mailing-list