CVE-2010-3853
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 24, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 8, 2010
Description
pam_namespace.c in the pam_namespace module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.3 uses the environment of the invoking application or service during execution of the namespace.init script, which might allow local users to gain privileges by running a setuid program that relies on the pam_namespace PAM check, as demonstrated by the sudo program.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- GLSA-201206-31vendor-advisory
- [security-announce] 20110307 VMSA-2011-0004 VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpmmailing-list
- ADV-2011-0606vdb-entry
- 20110308 VMSA-2011-0004 VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpm.mailing-list
- MDVSA-2010:220vendor-advisory
- 49711third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0891vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643043
- RHSA-2010:0819vendor-advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
- http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_namespace/pam_namespace.c?view=log#rev1.13
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