CVE-2011-3149
N/A
Published: July 22, 2012 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux-PAM
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
The _expand_arg function in the pam_env module (modules/pam_env/pam_env.c) in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.5 does not properly handle when environment variable expansion can overflow, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/46583Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/+bug/874565Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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