Vulnerability
CVE-2015-3246 — Red Hat Libuser Race Condition Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild 1 story · 1 outlet
Impacted if
Red Hat Libuser
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Added on 2026-08-26, federal remediation due 2026-09-09. Red Hat libuser contains a race condition vulnerability that allows authenticated local users to corrupt the /etc/passwd file to cause a denial of service or privilege escalation.
Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
First seen by AX-NEWS · latest story . Severity: NVD, or the CVE record while the NVD has not scored it. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.