Upstream information

CVE-2008-5138 at MITRE

Description

passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.9
Vector AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 465303 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • pam_mount >= 0.47-13.13.65
  • pam_mount-32bit >= 0.47-13.13.65
  • pam_mount-x86 >= 0.47-13.13.65
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA pam_mount-0.47-13.13.65
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • pam_mount >= 0.47-13.13.65
  • pam_mount-32bit >= 0.47-13.13.65
  • pam_mount-x86 >= 0.47-13.13.65
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA pam_mount-0.47-13.13.65
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • pam_mount >= 0.47-13.16.1
  • pam_mount-32bit >= 0.47-13.16.1
  • pam_mount-x86 >= 0.47-13.16.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA pam_mount-0.47-13.16.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • pam_mount >= 0.47-13.16.1
  • pam_mount-32bit >= 0.47-13.16.1
  • pam_mount-x86 >= 0.47-13.16.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA pam_mount-0.47-13.16.1
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • libcryptmount-devel >= 2.18-1.7
  • libcryptmount0 >= 2.18-1.7
  • libcryptmount0-32bit >= 2.18-1.7
  • pam_mount >= 2.18-1.7
  • pam_mount-32bit >= 2.18-1.7
Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA libcryptmount-devel-2.18-1.7


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 pam_mount Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 pam_mount Unsupported


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 06:37:00 2013
CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:29:01 2023