fkie_cve-2010-3853
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2011-01-24 18:00
Modified
2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_namespace/pam_namespace.c?view=log#rev1.13Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49711
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643043Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_namespace/pam_namespace.c?view=log#rev1.13Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643043Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux-pam linux-pam *
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.1.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.2.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.2.1
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.3.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.4.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.5.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.6.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.6.1
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.6.2
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.6.3
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.7.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.7.1
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.8.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.8.1
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.9.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.10.0
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.0
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.1
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.2
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.3
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.4
linux-pam linux-pam 1.1.0
linux-pam linux-pam 1.1.1


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  "id": "CVE-2010-3853",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
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