# 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. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4641 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 5.5 (Low) - EPSS: 0.0026 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Nov 7, 2023 ## Description 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 | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | login Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.5+esm1 | [login 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.5+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-login-1-4.5-1ubuntu2.5-esm1.md) | Dec 27, 2023 | | Linux | login Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5 | [login 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-login-1-4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5.md) | Dec 27, 2023 | | Linux | login Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 | [login 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-login-1-4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2.md) | Dec 27, 2023 | | Linux | passwd Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.5+esm1 | [passwd 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.5+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-passwd-1-4.5-1ubuntu2.5-esm1.md) | Dec 27, 2023 | | Linux | passwd Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5 | [passwd 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-passwd-1-4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5.md) | Dec 27, 2023 | | Linux | passwd Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 | [passwd 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-passwd-1-4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2.md) | Dec 27, 2023 | | Linux | shadow Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4641](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-4641.md) | Dec 27, 2023 | | Linux | shadow Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:4.13+dfsg1-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4641](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-4641.md) | Dec 27, 2023 | | Linux | shadow Debian 14 | 1:4.13+dfsg1-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4641](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-4641.md) | Dec 27, 2023 | | Linux | shadow opensuse-leap 15.6 | 4.17.2-150600.17.18.1 | [SUSE-RU-2026:1228-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-ru-2026-1228-1.md) | Apr 9, 2026 | | Linux | shadow sles 15.7 | 4.17.2-150600.17.18.1 | [SUSE-RU-2026:1228-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-ru-2026-1228-1.md) | Apr 9, 2026 | | Linux | shadow-utils RHEL 8 | 2:4.6-19.el8 | [RHSA-2023:7112](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-7112.md) | Nov 14, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils RHEL 9 | 2:4.9-8.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6632.md) | Nov 7, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils almalinux 8 | 2:4.6-19.el8 | [ALSA-2023:7112](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-7112.md) | Nov 14, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils almalinux 9 | 2:4.9-8.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6632.md) | Nov 7, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils amzn 2023 | 2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-450](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-450.md) | Dec 6, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils ol 8 | 2:4.6-19.el8 | [ELSA-2023-7112](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-7112.md) | Nov 17, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils ol 9 | 2:4.9-8.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6632.md) | Nov 11, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-450](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-450.md) | Dec 6, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-debugsource amzn 2023 | 2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-450](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-450.md) | Dec 6, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid RHEL 8 | 2:4.6-19.el8 | [RHSA-2023:7112](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-7112.md) | Nov 14, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid RHEL 9 | 2:4.9-8.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6632.md) | Nov 7, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid almalinux 8 | 2:4.6-19.el8 | [ALSA-2023:7112](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-7112.md) | Nov 14, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid almalinux 9 | 2:4.9-8.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6632.md) | Nov 7, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid amzn 2023 | 2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-450](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-450.md) | Dec 6, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid ol 8 | 2:4.6-19.el8 | [ELSA-2023-7112](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-7112.md) | Nov 17, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid ol 9 | 2:4.9-8.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6632.md) | Nov 11, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-450](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-450.md) | Dec 6, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid-devel RHEL 8 | 2:4.6-19.el8 | [RHSA-2023:7112](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-7112.md) | Nov 14, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid-devel RHEL 9 | 2:4.9-8.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6632.md) | Nov 7, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid-devel almalinux 8 | 2:4.6-19.el8 | [ALSA-2023:7112](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-7112.md) | Nov 14, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid-devel almalinux 9 | 2:4.9-8.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6632.md) | Nov 7, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid-devel amzn 2023 | 2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-450](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-450.md) | Dec 6, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid-devel ol 8 | 2:4.6-19.el8 | [ELSA-2023-7112](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-7112.md) | Nov 17, 2023 | | Linux | shadow-utils-subid-devel ol 9 | 2:4.9-8.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6632](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6632.md) | Nov 11, 2023 | | Linux | uidmap Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.5+esm1 | [uidmap 1:4.5-1ubuntu2.5+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-uidmap-1-4.5-1ubuntu2.5-esm1.md) | Dec 27, 2023 | | Linux | uidmap Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5 | [uidmap 1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-uidmap-1-4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.5.md) | Dec 27, 2023 | | Linux | uidmap Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 | [uidmap 1:4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-uidmap-1-4.8.1-2ubuntu2.2.md) | Dec 27, 2023 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T00:53:09Z UTC. 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