CVE-2010-3853

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    CVE-2010-3853

    Published: 24 Jan 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High