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 app-antivirus/bitdefender-console.Upgrade sys-auth/pam_krb5.Upgrade app-arch/gzip.Upgrade app-text/dvipng.Upgrade x11-libs/gtk+.Upgrade dev-lang/tk.Upgrade dev-util/sourcenav.Upgrade app-misc/beanstalkd.Upgrade media-gfx/splashutils.Upgrade app-text/gv.Upgrade app-arch/ncompress.Upgrade kde-base/kget.Upgrade sys-apps/acl.Upgrade x11-apps/xinit.Upgrade www-client/uzbl.Upgrade media-tv/dvbstreamer.Upgrade dev-libs/liblzw.Upgrade net-misc/iputils.Upgrade x11-misc/slim.Upgrade dev-perl/perl-tk.Upgrade dev-util/insight.Upgrade sys-block/partimage.Upgrade net-ftp/lftp.Upgrade net-mail/mlmmj.Upgrade kde-base/kdm.Upgrade sys-devel/m4. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 13, 2009 |
| Hpux | — | Update PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-I64LIB to the latest versionUpdate KRBS-Support.KRBS-SUPP-RUN to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-DEMO to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-64SLIB to the latest versionUpdate KRBS-Support.KRBS-SUPP-MAN to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-RUN to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-IASLIB to the latest versionUpdate KRBS-Support.KRBS-SUPP-NOTE to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-MAN to the latest versionUpdate PAM-Kerberos.PAM-KRB-SHLIB to the latest version | Aug 11, 2017 | Feb 13, 2009 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libpam-krb5 | Nov 8, 2024 | Feb 13, 2009 |
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