pam_ssh Incorrect 'SetGID()' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:48115

Info

pam_ssh Incorrect 'SetGID()' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 48115
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 06 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:07PM
Credit: Sebastian Krahmer
Vulnerable: pam_ssh pam_ssh 1.97
pam_ssh pam_ssh 1.92
Not Vulnerable:

Exploit / POC

pam_ssh Incorrect 'SetGID()' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker may exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

pam_ssh Incorrect 'SetGID()' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available; please see the references for more information.

References

pam_ssh Incorrect 'SetGID()' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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