Nix through 2.3 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable.
References
Link Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/4 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/10/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-10-09T21:19:13

Updated: 2019-10-17T23:06:05

Reserved: 2019-10-09T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2019-17365

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2019-10-09T22:15:10.670

Modified: 2019-10-23T14:12:44.270


Link: CVE-2019-17365

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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CWE