Upstream information

CVE-2010-3853 at MITRE

Description

pam_namespace.c in the pam_namespace 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.

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: 647958 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • pam >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • pam >= 1.1.8-23.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-23.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-23.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • pam >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • pam >= 1.1.8-11.57
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-11.57
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-11.57
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • pam >= 1.1.8-24.27.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-24.27.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-24.27.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
  • pam >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
  • pam-devel >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
  • pam >= 1.3.0-4.10
  • pam-32bit >= 1.3.0-4.10
  • pam-devel >= 1.3.0-4.10
  • pam-doc >= 1.3.0-4.10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1
  • pam-devel-32bit >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
  • pam-devel-32bit >= 1.3.0-4.10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
  • pam >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-23.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-24.27.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-11.57
openSUSE Leap 15.0
  • pam >= 1.3.0-lp150.4.6
  • pam-32bit >= 1.3.0-lp150.4.6
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.0 GA pam
openSUSE Leap 42.1
  • pam >= 1.1.8-12.4
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-12.4
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-12.4
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 42.1 GA pam
openSUSE Leap 42.2
  • pam >= 1.3.0-1.9
  • pam-32bit >= 1.3.0-1.9
  • pam-devel >= 1.3.0-1.9
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 42.2 GA pam
openSUSE Leap 42.3
  • pam >= 1.3.0-3.15
  • pam-32bit >= 1.3.0-3.15
  • pam-devel >= 1.3.0-3.15
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 42.3 GA pam
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • pam >= 1.3.0-3.4
  • pam-32bit >= 1.3.0-3.4
  • pam-devel >= 1.3.0-3.4
  • pam-devel-32bit >= 1.3.0-3.4
  • pam-doc >= 1.3.0-3.4
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA pam