CVE - CVE-2010-3853

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-3853	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:20110308 VMSA-2011-0004 VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpm. URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded MISC:49711 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/49711 MISC:ADV-2011-0606 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:GLSA-201206-31 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml MISC:MDVSA-2010:220 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2010:0819 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html MISC:RHSA-2010:0891 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html MISC:[security-announce] 20110307 VMSA-2011-0004 VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpm URL:http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html MISC:http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_namespace/pam_namespace.c?view=log#rev1.13 URL:http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_namespace/pam_namespace.c?view=log#rev1.13 MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643043 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643043
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20101008	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 (20101008)
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