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GHSA-5589-2667-WWGX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:51 – Updated: 2022-05-17 01:51

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kcheckpass passes a user-supplied argument to the pam_start function, often within a setuid environment, which allows local users to invoke any configured PAM stack, and possibly trigger unintended side effects, via an arbitrary valid PAM service name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4122. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the possibility of resultant privilege escalation may be "a bit far-fetched."

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CVE-2011-5054 (GCVE-0-2011-5054)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-01-06 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:23

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

10 references

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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/07/3	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/5	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/27/3	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/23/8	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/27/1	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/11/openpam-tric…	x_refsource_MISC
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/9	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/02/10	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

Date Public

2011-11-08 00:00

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GHSA-5589-2667-WWGX

CVE-2011-5054 (GCVE-0-2011-5054)

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