CVE - CVE-2011-1946

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-1946	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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BID:48035 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48035 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695627 MLIST:[oss-security] 20110530 CVE request: libgnomesu privilege escalation URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/30/2 MLIST:[oss-security] 20110531 Re: CVE request: libgnomesu privilege escalation URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/11 XF:libgnomesu-setuid-privilege-escalation(67720) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67720
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110509	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110509)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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