CVE-2023-4641

shadow-utils: The shadow-utils packages include programs for converting UNIX password files to the shadow password format, as well...

CVE-2023-4641 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2023:6632, released November 7, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0026
17th percentile

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. Security Fix(es): * shadow-utils: possible password leak during passwd(1) change (CVE-2023-4641) For 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. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
login · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.5+esm1 login 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.5+esm1 Dec 27, 2023
login · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5 login 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5 Dec 27, 2023
login · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 login 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 Dec 27, 2023
passwd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.5+esm1 passwd 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.5+esm1 Dec 27, 2023
passwd · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5 passwd 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5 Dec 27, 2023
passwd · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 passwd 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 Dec 27, 2023
shadow · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4641 Dec 27, 2023
shadow · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1:4.13+dfsg1-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4641 Dec 27, 2023
shadow · Debian 14 1:4.13+dfsg1-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4641 Dec 27, 2023
shadow · opensuse-leap 15.6 4.17.2-150600.17.18.1 SUSE-RU-2026:1228-1 Apr 9, 2026
shadow · sles 15.7 4.17.2-150600.17.18.1 SUSE-RU-2026:1228-1 Apr 9, 2026
shadow-utils · RHEL 8 2:4.6-19.el8 RHSA-2023:7112 Nov 14, 2023
shadow-utils · RHEL 9 2:4.9-8.el9 RHSA-2023:6632 Nov 7, 2023
shadow-utils · almalinux 8 2:4.6-19.el8 ALSA-2023:7112 Nov 14, 2023
shadow-utils · almalinux 9 2:4.9-8.el9 ALSA-2023:6632 Nov 7, 2023
shadow-utils · amzn 2023 2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-450 Dec 6, 2023
shadow-utils · ol 8 2:4.6-19.el8 ELSA-2023-7112 Nov 17, 2023
shadow-utils · ol 9 2:4.9-8.el9 ELSA-2023-6632 Nov 11, 2023
shadow-utils-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-450 Dec 6, 2023
shadow-utils-debugsource · amzn 2023 2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-450 Dec 6, 2023
shadow-utils-subid · RHEL 8 2:4.6-19.el8 RHSA-2023:7112 Nov 14, 2023
shadow-utils-subid · RHEL 9 2:4.9-8.el9 RHSA-2023:6632 Nov 7, 2023
shadow-utils-subid · almalinux 8 2:4.6-19.el8 ALSA-2023:7112 Nov 14, 2023
shadow-utils-subid · almalinux 9 2:4.9-8.el9 ALSA-2023:6632 Nov 7, 2023
shadow-utils-subid · amzn 2023 2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-450 Dec 6, 2023
shadow-utils-subid · ol 8 2:4.6-19.el8 ELSA-2023-7112 Nov 17, 2023
shadow-utils-subid · ol 9 2:4.9-8.el9 ELSA-2023-6632 Nov 11, 2023
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-450 Dec 6, 2023
shadow-utils-subid-devel · RHEL 8 2:4.6-19.el8 RHSA-2023:7112 Nov 14, 2023
shadow-utils-subid-devel · RHEL 9 2:4.9-8.el9 RHSA-2023:6632 Nov 7, 2023
shadow-utils-subid-devel · almalinux 8 2:4.6-19.el8 ALSA-2023:7112 Nov 14, 2023
shadow-utils-subid-devel · almalinux 9 2:4.9-8.el9 ALSA-2023:6632 Nov 7, 2023
shadow-utils-subid-devel · amzn 2023 2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-450 Dec 6, 2023
shadow-utils-subid-devel · ol 8 2:4.6-19.el8 ELSA-2023-7112 Nov 17, 2023
shadow-utils-subid-devel · ol 9 2:4.9-8.el9 ELSA-2023-6632 Nov 11, 2023
uidmap · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.5+esm1 uidmap 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.5+esm1 Dec 27, 2023
uidmap · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5 uidmap 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5 Dec 27, 2023
uidmap · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 uidmap 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 Dec 27, 2023

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