CVE-2010-3853
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3853
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2010-3853.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2010-3853
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2011-01-24T18:00:02Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:28Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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pamnamespace.c in the pamnamespace module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.3 uses the environment of the invoking application or service during execution of the namespace.init script, which might allow local users to gain privileges by running a setuid program that relies on the pam_namespace PAM check, as demonstrated by the sudo program.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606
- http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_namespace/pam_namespace.c?view=log#rev1.13
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643043
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded