CVE-2010-3853
N/A
Published: January 24, 2011 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux-PAM
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Affected
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_namespace/pam_namespace.c?view=log#rev1.13
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html
References (11)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_namespace/pam_namespace.c?view=log#rev1.13Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threadedQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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