DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1946

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1946

    Published: 28 Jul 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-1946

    Summary:

    Details: The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1946

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: coreutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/coreutils?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.93-1

    Affected versions

    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