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CVE-2010-3853

Published: 1/24/2011 Last updated: 8/7/2024 Reserved: 10/8/2010

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.

CNA assigner: redhat (53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749) Requested by: n/a

Opam packages affected (2)

conf-pam pam

Products affected (1)

Product Vendor Version
n/a n/a 15.5(2)S3

References (22)