Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-0638 · published 12 August 2002
CVE-2002-0638: Mandrakesoft mandrake single network firewall vulnerability
MMandrakesoft · Mandrake Single Network Firewall
setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying /etc/passwd, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a complex race condition that uses an open file descriptor in utility programs such as chfn and chsh.
Description
setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying /etc/passwd, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a complex race condition that uses an open file descriptor in utility programs such as chfn and chsh.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products
5 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-0638), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.