CVE-2011-1946

gnomesu-pam-backend in libgnomesu 1.0.0 prints an error message but proceeds with the non-error code path upon failure of the setgid or setuid function, which…

published July 7, 2011

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

gnomesu-pam-backend in libgnomesu 1.0.0 prints an error message but proceeds with the non-error code path upon failure of the setgid or setuid function, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to two unprivileged user accounts, and running many processes under one of these accounts.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00358 · 28.1th percentile
Published
2011-07-07T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JUL 21:00Z
    gnomesu-pam-backend in libgnomesu 1.0.0 prints an error message but proceeds with the non-error code path upon failure of the setgid or setuid function, which…
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