{"id":"ALSA-2025:20559","summary":"Low: shadow-utils security update","details":"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.   \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * shadow-utils: Default subordinate ID configuration in /etc/login.defs could lead to compromise (CVE-2024-56433)\n\n\nFor 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.  \n\nAdditional Changes:  \n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinuxRelease Notes linked from the References section.\n","modified":"2026-02-04T02:22:46.209033Z","published":"2025-11-11T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2024-56433"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20559"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56433"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2334165"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-20559.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"shadow-utils","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/shadow-utils"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:4.9-15.el9"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2025:20559.json"}},{"package":{"name":"shadow-utils-subid","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/shadow-utils-subid"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:4.9-15.el9"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2025:20559.json"}},{"package":{"name":"shadow-utils-subid-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/shadow-utils-subid-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:4.9-15.el9"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2025:20559.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}