Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2025:23379 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2025-12-16
Updated:
2025-12-18

RHBA-2025:23379 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

shadow-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

An update for shadow-utils is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Description

The shadow-utils packages include programs for converting UNIX password files to the shadow password format, as well as utilities for managing user and group accounts.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • pwck/grpck: only force nscd/sssd caches flush if anything was changed (JIRA:RHEL-123912)
  • Rootless podman sigsev if /etc/nsswitch.conf is not readable by other [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:RHEL-83432)

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 8 aarch64
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 s390x

Fixes

  • RHEL-123912 - pwck/grpck: only force nscd/sssd caches flush if anything was changed

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8

SRPM
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1f73218c7981d0fe5008adfb4b8460626ba2dfe43c4075f50045c48f8d9e30cd
x86_64
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 14c51c9595e5af1b0949b230b03fd83becd05560f6e380a737436246d267b9a5
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2c0726e7780ae56514621ce764cae101bd1c748d99a359d6238c7d7c44c677e4
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2248c236e7ea5ffceb366c19a873990068be88eba6fd9385b8210ca9fa896c6e
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: bec47fd828d10cb6c7554b393c396b80304d35be0f67cc927e0a2129d24dab84
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 3602e83a70955af1c56e38fa58e5fc6fb4c47dccd19fc7a34e5de0b2a9798583
shadow-utils-subid-4.6-23.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: ef051280bee39bb01ba68a6901ff4287e73e2ce4b5a06fee023c1b50c93883a5
shadow-utils-subid-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 842624dfaf2da52ede586ba0b95647ab5b1db26fb8c768095e52fbcc4ec4a9ab
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: 0d890ac70fae12d0421da28cf2832a69b08bb672c9377343a91df41a0902b8b1
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5c7863f8dd0527810a678b91a4a202bc1490c91b6d691fabf14311c6847e9c5e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8

SRPM
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1f73218c7981d0fe5008adfb4b8460626ba2dfe43c4075f50045c48f8d9e30cd
s390x
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 86f5d1c59319dbdc6872d94f0fb89f1fdfd6c8c4a942b540427e1e19e8244a34
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 6b6c82251dc335952f0e73a5dc25663ce8f4c4da92622556f76247b78741784c
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: fb728b5816021a2d47f0b076a9d9d8ca3ee59126a2f68440fe989dccdd43a73a
shadow-utils-subid-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 675e71b6dd08a21882615c53015bae02ac6e94af4225e6e33d1b5763e05a602e
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 98a5819eac9485c2ee82b4ec5c410b5b821824b9d1b7b358d94630abd13df7af

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8

SRPM
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1f73218c7981d0fe5008adfb4b8460626ba2dfe43c4075f50045c48f8d9e30cd
ppc64le
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 9b8fe8267ae9adb123c25d28a546e10e5377e657b6cc727b7e3117c4abee7845
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e0874d1f0bcac8a0c2e6235c93ce909d4aab8e5a25fbf59af630721099c0a18c
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: b8bf64817a60dbc7d504346713a19da259d7c0c36c76cfa72341096cfc35ec1a
shadow-utils-subid-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 37653052dc840014a52fd04477e60f03457474916c0339fb01375449b429bb89
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 68b92ee927ea71726b6be8b087ac617f9f35197bd6f01b640a658c793aabc65f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8

SRPM
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1f73218c7981d0fe5008adfb4b8460626ba2dfe43c4075f50045c48f8d9e30cd
aarch64
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 4eb70bee470ee47520aae0acdc1f5547e2127e9f2eccde4b05ba8e9ee4782bae
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: e47dada32a6c0e7cc2c77f5ad3c57647198a5831b09336cabafbc32b998aa113
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 71146399d9b17f2e669791626896ba13295be20c1e4cb0107137997a87441c42
shadow-utils-subid-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 24b7b0b6c88ac6562a2306e9064d12097d5cc944bc80a61a6b07515d41237fd3
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 6eadfbbe336f47248ed947e863b56cd19794cc55f5f2ea3d950d2622c343912c

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 8

SRPM
x86_64
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2c0726e7780ae56514621ce764cae101bd1c748d99a359d6238c7d7c44c677e4
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2248c236e7ea5ffceb366c19a873990068be88eba6fd9385b8210ca9fa896c6e
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: bec47fd828d10cb6c7554b393c396b80304d35be0f67cc927e0a2129d24dab84
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 3602e83a70955af1c56e38fa58e5fc6fb4c47dccd19fc7a34e5de0b2a9798583
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: 0d890ac70fae12d0421da28cf2832a69b08bb672c9377343a91df41a0902b8b1
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5c7863f8dd0527810a678b91a4a202bc1490c91b6d691fabf14311c6847e9c5e
shadow-utils-subid-devel-4.6-23.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: 0866c55d7c5464a0a243f139bfb57ed43a30a937abf37eb5525304c4dae27bd0
shadow-utils-subid-devel-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f29fd27dc0b9589d04ed5499e16ca85e06f885e14da09a1e3c2978f66aadf060

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian 8

SRPM
ppc64le
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e0874d1f0bcac8a0c2e6235c93ce909d4aab8e5a25fbf59af630721099c0a18c
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: b8bf64817a60dbc7d504346713a19da259d7c0c36c76cfa72341096cfc35ec1a
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 68b92ee927ea71726b6be8b087ac617f9f35197bd6f01b640a658c793aabc65f
shadow-utils-subid-devel-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: d55f3868c3cb1a322a56a811d3d32ebeb5736ba0869b35e5c9d29b46a30e017d

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 8

SRPM
aarch64
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: e47dada32a6c0e7cc2c77f5ad3c57647198a5831b09336cabafbc32b998aa113
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 71146399d9b17f2e669791626896ba13295be20c1e4cb0107137997a87441c42
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 6eadfbbe336f47248ed947e863b56cd19794cc55f5f2ea3d950d2622c343912c
shadow-utils-subid-devel-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 45b697e22e6b7af6d9cadc5a608b45b3e4e2ee6fe8ba544f753aaf5ec29198bb

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems 8

SRPM
s390x
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 6b6c82251dc335952f0e73a5dc25663ce8f4c4da92622556f76247b78741784c
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: fb728b5816021a2d47f0b076a9d9d8ca3ee59126a2f68440fe989dccdd43a73a
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 98a5819eac9485c2ee82b4ec5c410b5b821824b9d1b7b358d94630abd13df7af
shadow-utils-subid-devel-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 6622bb2967bed53fcf6982d9bfcd5346c2cfc0eca48d2653ce965bb75392a6d0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10

SRPM
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1f73218c7981d0fe5008adfb4b8460626ba2dfe43c4075f50045c48f8d9e30cd
x86_64
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 14c51c9595e5af1b0949b230b03fd83becd05560f6e380a737436246d267b9a5
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2c0726e7780ae56514621ce764cae101bd1c748d99a359d6238c7d7c44c677e4
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2248c236e7ea5ffceb366c19a873990068be88eba6fd9385b8210ca9fa896c6e
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: bec47fd828d10cb6c7554b393c396b80304d35be0f67cc927e0a2129d24dab84
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 3602e83a70955af1c56e38fa58e5fc6fb4c47dccd19fc7a34e5de0b2a9798583
shadow-utils-subid-4.6-23.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: ef051280bee39bb01ba68a6901ff4287e73e2ce4b5a06fee023c1b50c93883a5
shadow-utils-subid-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 842624dfaf2da52ede586ba0b95647ab5b1db26fb8c768095e52fbcc4ec4a9ab
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: 0d890ac70fae12d0421da28cf2832a69b08bb672c9377343a91df41a0902b8b1
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5c7863f8dd0527810a678b91a4a202bc1490c91b6d691fabf14311c6847e9c5e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10

SRPM
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1f73218c7981d0fe5008adfb4b8460626ba2dfe43c4075f50045c48f8d9e30cd
aarch64
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 4eb70bee470ee47520aae0acdc1f5547e2127e9f2eccde4b05ba8e9ee4782bae
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: e47dada32a6c0e7cc2c77f5ad3c57647198a5831b09336cabafbc32b998aa113
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 71146399d9b17f2e669791626896ba13295be20c1e4cb0107137997a87441c42
shadow-utils-subid-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 24b7b0b6c88ac6562a2306e9064d12097d5cc944bc80a61a6b07515d41237fd3
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 6eadfbbe336f47248ed947e863b56cd19794cc55f5f2ea3d950d2622c343912c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 8.10

SRPM
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1f73218c7981d0fe5008adfb4b8460626ba2dfe43c4075f50045c48f8d9e30cd
ppc64le
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 9b8fe8267ae9adb123c25d28a546e10e5377e657b6cc727b7e3117c4abee7845
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e0874d1f0bcac8a0c2e6235c93ce909d4aab8e5a25fbf59af630721099c0a18c
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: b8bf64817a60dbc7d504346713a19da259d7c0c36c76cfa72341096cfc35ec1a
shadow-utils-subid-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 37653052dc840014a52fd04477e60f03457474916c0339fb01375449b429bb89
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 68b92ee927ea71726b6be8b087ac617f9f35197bd6f01b640a658c793aabc65f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 8.10

SRPM
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1f73218c7981d0fe5008adfb4b8460626ba2dfe43c4075f50045c48f8d9e30cd
s390x
shadow-utils-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 86f5d1c59319dbdc6872d94f0fb89f1fdfd6c8c4a942b540427e1e19e8244a34
shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 6b6c82251dc335952f0e73a5dc25663ce8f4c4da92622556f76247b78741784c
shadow-utils-debugsource-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: fb728b5816021a2d47f0b076a9d9d8ca3ee59126a2f68440fe989dccdd43a73a
shadow-utils-subid-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 675e71b6dd08a21882615c53015bae02ac6e94af4225e6e33d1b5763e05a602e
shadow-utils-subid-debuginfo-4.6-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 98a5819eac9485c2ee82b4ec5c410b5b821824b9d1b7b358d94630abd13df7af

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