CVE-2010-3853

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.053

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
(RHSA-2010:0819) Moderate: pam security update pam-0.99.6.2-6.el5_5.2.i386.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2010:0819) Moderate: pam security update pam-0.99.6.2-6.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2010:0819) Moderate: pam security update pam-devel-0.99.6.2-6.el5_5.2.i386.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2010:0819) Moderate: pam security update pam-devel-0.99.6.2-6.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpmLinux
CVE-2010-3853NCM

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234