{"id":"CVE-2006-3378","details":"passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:37:36.864611Z","published":"2006-07-06T20:05:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/20950"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/20966"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/21480"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.osvdb.org/26995"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}