Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an environment variable to a modified Kerberos configuration file, and then launching a PAM-based setuid application.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade libpam-krb5 | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 13, 2009 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-apps/pmount.Upgrade x11-libs/gtk+.Upgrade app-antivirus/bitdefender-console.Upgrade app-arch/ncompress.Upgrade media-gfx/splashutils.Upgrade dev-lang/tk.Upgrade kde-base/kget.Upgrade sys-auth/pam_krb5.Upgrade sys-devel/m4.Upgrade app-arch/gzip.Upgrade app-text/dvipng.Upgrade dev-util/sourcenav.Upgrade app-text/gv.Upgrade app-misc/beanstalkd.Upgrade sys-apps/acl.Upgrade x11-misc/slim.Upgrade net-mail/mlmmj.Upgrade www-client/uzbl.Upgrade x11-apps/xinit.Upgrade net-misc/iputils.Upgrade dev-libs/liblzw.Upgrade sys-block/partimage.Upgrade dev-util/insight.Upgrade net-ftp/lftp.Upgrade kde-base/kdm.Upgrade dev-perl/perl-tk.Upgrade media-tv/dvbstreamer. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 13, 2009 |
| Hpux | — | Update PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-SHLIB to the latest versionUpdate KRBS-Support.KRBS-SUPP-NOTE to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-RUN to the latest versionUpdate KRBS-Support.KRBS-SUPP-MAN to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-MAN to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-IASLIB to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-64SLIB to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-DEMO to the latest versionUpdate KRBS-Support.KRBS-SUPP-RUN to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-I64LIB to the latest version | Aug 11, 2017 | Feb 13, 2009 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libpam-krb5 | Nov 8, 2024 | Feb 13, 2009 |
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