CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
linux-pam | linux-pam | * | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux-pam | linux-pam | 0.99.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_namespace/pam_namespace.c?view=log#rev1.13
secunia.com/advisories/49711
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643043