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shadow 1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2 source package in Ubuntu

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shadow (1:4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2) xenial-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: su could be used to kill arbitrary processes.
    - debian/patches/CVE-2017-2616.patch: Check process's exit status before
      sending signal
    - CVE-2017-2616
  * SECURITY UPDATE: getulong() function could accidentally parse negative
    numbers as large positive numbers.
    - debian/patches/CVE-2016-6252.patch: parse directly into unsigned long
    - CVE-2016-6252

 -- Seth Arnold <email address hidden>  Thu, 04 May 2017 01:00:19 -0700

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Uploaded by:
Seth Arnold
Uploaded to:
Xenial
Original maintainer:
Ubuntu Developers
Architectures:
any
Section:
admin
Urgency:
Medium Urgency

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shadow_4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2.debian.tar.xz 493.7 KiB d97e38a09865e0c85ff7ffb2302863b047b7eb79e4ce30d9de3f42f53b08da7c
shadow_4.2-3.1ubuntu5.2.dsc 2.1 KiB dd1ce159bc93a635095050adffc8c5d7ebeef78f12fc50aeaf5065cf15919d07

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Binary packages built by this source

login: system login tools

 These tools are required to be able to login and use your system. The
 login program invokes your user shell and enables command execution. The
 newgrp program is used to change your effective group ID (useful for
 workgroup type situations). The su program allows changing your effective
 user ID (useful being able to execute commands as another user).

login-dbgsym: debug symbols for package login

 These tools are required to be able to login and use your system. The
 login program invokes your user shell and enables command execution. The
 newgrp program is used to change your effective group ID (useful for
 workgroup type situations). The su program allows changing your effective
 user ID (useful being able to execute commands as another user).

passwd: change and administer password and group data

 This package includes passwd, chsh, chfn, and many other programs to
 maintain password and group data.
 .
 Shadow passwords are supported. See /usr/share/doc/passwd/README.Debian

passwd-dbgsym: debug symbols for package passwd

 This package includes passwd, chsh, chfn, and many other programs to
 maintain password and group data.
 .
 Shadow passwords are supported. See /usr/share/doc/passwd/README.Debian

uidmap: programs to help use subuids

 These programs help unprivileged users to create uid and gid mappings in
 user namespaces.

uidmap-dbgsym: debug symbols for package uidmap

 These programs help unprivileged users to create uid and gid mappings in
 user namespaces.