CVE-2021-40084

EUVD-2021-27274
opensysusers through 0.6 does not safely use eval on files in sysusers.d that may contain shell metacharacters. For example, it allows command execution via a crafted GECOS field whereas systemd-sysusers (a program with the same specification) does not do that.
Code Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 79%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
artixlinuxopensysusers
𝑥
≤ 0.6
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
opensysusers
bookworm
0.7.3-2
fixed
bullseye
no-dsa
sid
0.7.3-4
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
opensysusers
bionic
dne
focal
needs-triage
hirsute
ignored
impish
ignored
jammy
needs-triage
kinetic
ignored
lunar
ignored
mantic
ignored
noble
needs-triage
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored