util linux

  1. CVE-2024-28085: Widespread util-linux wall risk across Azure Linux and Microsoft services

    Microsoft’s advisory that Azure Linux includes the vulnerable util‑linux library is accurate — but it is not the whole story: the wall (broadcast) bug tracked as CVE‑2024‑28085 is a library / utility flaw that is present in the standard util‑linux packages used across virtually every mainstream...
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  2. CVE-2025-14104: util-linux setpwnam Heap Overread Risks SUID Utilities

    A newly recorded vulnerability in the util‑linux project — tracked as CVE‑2025‑14104 — permits a heap buffer overread in the setpwnam code path when processing 256‑byte usernames, creating a local denial‑of‑service and potential information‑disclosure hazard for SUID login utilities that write...
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