Description
Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, as used by libpam-heimdal, su in Solaris 10, and other software, does not properly handle calls to pam_setcred when running setuid, which allows local users to overwrite and change the ownership of arbitrary files by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable, and then launching a setuid application that performs certain pam_setcred operations.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1721-1 | New libpam-krb5 packages fix local privilege escalation |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1722-1 | New libpam-heimdal packages fix local privilege escalation |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-0365 | Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, as used by libpam-heimdal, su in Solaris 10, and other software, does not properly handle calls to pam_setcred when running setuid, which allows local users to overwrite and change the ownership of arbitrary files by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable, and then launching a setuid application that performs certain pam_setcred operations. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-719-1 | pam-krb5 vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T04:31:26.245Z
Reserved: 2009-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-0361
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-02-13T17:30:00.687
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-0361
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN