CVE-2010-3853 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting environment variable handling in the pam_namespace module when used with setuid programs like sudo.
- 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-2010-3853?
CVE-2010-3853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jan 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3853?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux-Pam Linux-Pam.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3853?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-3853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3853, GHSA-94f7-h6jj-cq78.