CVE-2011-3628

Publication date 24 October 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Untrusted search path vulnerability in pam_motd (aka the MOTD module) in libpam-modules before 1.1.3-2ubuntu2.1 on Ubuntu 11.10, before 1.1.2-2ubuntu8.4 on Ubuntu 11.04, before 1.1.1-4ubuntu2.4 on Ubuntu 10.10, before 1.1.1-2ubuntu5.4 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and before 0.99.7.1-5ubuntu6.5 on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, when using certain configurations such as "session optional pam_motd.so", allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH environment variable to reference a malicious command, as demonstrated via uname.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
pam 11.10 oneiric
Fixed 1.1.3-2ubuntu2.1
11.04 natty
Fixed 1.1.2-2ubuntu8.4
10.10 maverick
Fixed 1.1.1-4ubuntu2.4
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.1.1-2ubuntu5.4
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

code not present in hardy

References

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