## Description

login in Slackware Linux 3.2 through 3.5 does not properly check for an error when the /etc/group file is missing, which prevents it from dropping privileges, causing it to assign root privileges to any local user who logs on to the server.

## Severity

Overall Severity: N/A

### CVSS Metrics

Type | Score | Severity | Vector
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## Affected Products

### slackware - slackware_linux

Affected Versions:

- 3.1

### slackware - slackware_linux

Affected Versions:

- 3.2

### slackware - slackware_linux

Affected Versions:

- 3.3

### slackware - slackware_linux

Affected Versions:

- 3.4

### slackware - slackware_linux

Affected Versions:

- 3.5

## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104525951&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/155
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104525951&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/155

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