{"id":"SUSE-SU-2018:1997-2","summary":"Security update for shadow","details":"This update for shadow fixes the following issues:\n\n- CVE-2016-6252: Incorrect integer handling could results in local privilege escalation (bsc#1099310)\n","modified":"2026-03-11T06:48:42.312312Z","published":"2018-10-18T12:48:13Z","related":["CVE-2016-6252"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-6252"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181997-2/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099310"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6252"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"shadow","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/shadow&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCL"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.2.1-27.9.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"shadow":"4.2.1-27.9.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:1997-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}