CVE-2010-3853

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…

published January 24, 2011

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00412 · 34.1th percentile
Published
2011-01-24T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JAN 17:00Z
    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…
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