Description
pam_mount 0.10 through 0.45, when luserconf is enabled, does not verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting a user-defined volume, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a local mount.
Published: 2008-09-10
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3955 pam_mount 0.10 through 0.45, when luserconf is enabled, does not verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting a user-defined volume, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a local mount.
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Pam Mount Pam Mount
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:00:42.050Z

Reserved: 2008-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3970

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-11T01:13:47.773

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3970

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