CVE-2008-1946 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges of locked or expired accounts via the su command due to improper PAM configuration in GNU coreutils.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-1946?
CVE-2008-1946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jul 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1946?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (8)
coreutils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:5.2.1-31.8.el4 |
coreutils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:5.2.1-31.8.el4 |
coreutils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:5.2.1-31.8.el4 |
coreutils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:5.2.1-31.8.el4 |
coreutils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:5.2.1-31.8.el4 |
coreutils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:5.2.1-31.8.el4 |
coreutils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:5.2.1-31.8.el4 |
coreutils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:5.2.1-31.8.el4 |
Products include Gnu Coreutils.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1946?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2008-1946 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1946 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1946, GHSA-g5g9-cj86-gxc8, RHSA-2008:0780.