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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-16729): Pam-python vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-16729): Pam-python vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/24/2019
Created
09/30/2020
Added
09/29/2020
Modified
03/22/2023

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)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libpam-python

References

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