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CVE-2015-3246

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

CVSS 3.1 High 7.4Known exploited (CISA KEV)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, directly modifies /etc/passwd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (inconsistent file state) by causing an error during the modification. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2015-3245 to gain privileges.

Official description from the CVE record, published by redhat. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 3.1 High 7.4
Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local

    The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something.

  • Attack complexity: High

    The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation.

  • Privileges required: None

    No account or privileges are needed.

  • User interaction: None

    No action from any user is needed.

  • Scope: Unchanged

    The impact stays within the vulnerable component.

  • Confidentiality impact: High

    Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.

  • Integrity impact: High

    Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.

  • Availability impact: High

    Serious or total effect on availability.

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EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.08503 (8.5% probability)
Percentile
95.1%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Name in the catalog
Red Hat Libuser Race Condition Vulnerability
Added to the catalog
Aug 26, 2026
Federal due date
Sep 9, 2026
CISA assessment as of Aug 27, 2026
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Exploitation
Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Weakness (CWE)
CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.
  • CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
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Timeline
  1. ID reserved
  2. Record published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. Record last updated

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