Privilege Escalation via pam_namespace in Linux-PAM

CVE-2010-3853 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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