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openssh: privilege escalation via user's PAM environment and UseLogin=yes

🗓️ 03 Nov 2016 08:09:45Reported by RedHatType 
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OpenSSH sshd with UseLogin and PAM environment reading lets a local user escalate to root.

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OSOS VersionArchitecturePackagePackage VersionFilename
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7aarch64openssh0:6.6.1p1-31.el7openssh-0:6.6.1p1-31.el7.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64openssh0:6.6.1p1-31.el7openssh-0:6.6.1p1-31.el7.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64leopenssh0:6.6.1p1-31.el7openssh-0:6.6.1p1-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7s390xopenssh0:6.6.1p1-31.el7openssh-0:6.6.1p1-31.el7.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7x86_64openssh0:6.6.1p1-31.el7openssh-0:6.6.1p1-31.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7aarch64openssh-askpass0:6.6.1p1-31.el7openssh-askpass-0:6.6.1p1-31.el7.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64openssh-askpass0:6.6.1p1-31.el7openssh-askpass-0:6.6.1p1-31.el7.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64leopenssh-askpass0:6.6.1p1-31.el7openssh-askpass-0:6.6.1p1-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7s390xopenssh-askpass0:6.6.1p1-31.el7openssh-askpass-0:6.6.1p1-31.el7.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7x86_64openssh-askpass0:6.6.1p1-31.el7openssh-askpass-0:6.6.1p1-31.el7.x86_64.rpm
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CVSS 27.2
CVSS 37.8
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00627
SSVC
CWE-863
OpenSSHPrivilege escalationPAM environmentUseLoginRoot accessLocal userPAM environment module
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