pam_mount 'luserconf' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:31041

Info

pam_mount 'luserconf' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31041
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-3970
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 06 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 20 2008 03:16PM
Credit: Jan Engelhardt
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
pam_mount pam_mount 0.45
pam_mount pam_mount 0.10
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Not Vulnerable: pam_mount pam_mount 0.47

Discussion

pam_mount 'luserconf' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The 'pam_mount' PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module) module is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that stems from a regression error.

Exploiting this issue could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Successful exploits can completely compromise affected computers.

This issue affects 'pam_mount' 0.10 through 0.45.

Exploit / POC

pam_mount 'luserconf' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

pam_mount 'luserconf' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released fixes. Please see the references for more information.


pam_mount pam_mount 0.10

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64

pam_mount pam_mount 0.45

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64

References

pam_mount 'luserconf' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report