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Debian: CVE-2019-16729: pam-python -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-16729: pam-python -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/24/2019
Created
11/01/2019
Added
10/31/2019
Modified
02/10/2020

Description

pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-pam-python

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