CVE-2019-16729

Summary

CVECVE-2019-16729
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-09-24 05:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-27 16:30:00 UTC
Descriptionpam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Pam-python Project Pam-python All All All All
Application Pam-python Project Pam-python All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian Package Tracker MISC tracker.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1150510 – AUDIT-TRACKER: pam-python: review pam module that is not yet whitelisted in rpmlint MISC bugzilla.suse.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
USN-4552-2: Pam-python vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 2000-1] pam-python security update MLIST lists.debian.org
USN-4552-1: Pam-python vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4555-1 pam-python DEBIAN www.debian.org
pam-python / Code / Commit [0247ab] MISC sourceforge.net Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 198301 Ubuntu Security Notification for Pam-python Vulnerability (USN-4552-2)

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