Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, as used by libpam-heimdal, su in Solaris 10, and other software, does not properly handle calls to pam_setcred when running setuid, which allows local users to overwrite and change the ownership of arbitrary files by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable, and then launching a setuid application that performs certain pam_setcred operations.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade libpam-krb5 | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 13, 2009 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade x11-apps/xinit.Upgrade app-arch/gzip.Upgrade kde-base/kdm.Upgrade media-tv/dvbstreamer.Upgrade net-misc/iputils.Upgrade sys-block/partimage.Upgrade www-client/uzbl.Upgrade dev-libs/liblzw.Upgrade x11-misc/slim.Upgrade sys-apps/acl.Upgrade app-antivirus/bitdefender-console.Upgrade kde-base/kget.Upgrade media-gfx/splashutils.Upgrade app-text/gv.Upgrade sys-devel/m4.Upgrade net-mail/mlmmj.Upgrade app-arch/ncompress.Upgrade sys-apps/pmount.Upgrade dev-lang/tk.Upgrade net-ftp/lftp.Upgrade sys-auth/pam_krb5.Upgrade x11-libs/gtk+.Upgrade dev-perl/perl-tk.Upgrade dev-util/sourcenav.Upgrade dev-util/insight.Upgrade app-misc/beanstalkd.Upgrade app-text/dvipng. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 13, 2009 |
| Hpux | — | Update KRBS-Support.KRBS-SUPP-RUN to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-SHLIB to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-MAN to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-RUN to the latest versionUpdate KRBS-Support.KRBS-SUPP-MAN to the latest versionUpdate KRBS-Support.KRBS-SUPP-NOTE to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-IASLIB to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-I64LIB to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-64SLIB to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-DEMO to the latest version | Aug 11, 2017 | Feb 13, 2009 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libpam-krb5 | Nov 8, 2024 | Feb 13, 2009 |
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