KDE KDM PAM Module PAM_SetCred Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:8635

Info

KDE KDM PAM Module PAM_SetCred Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8635
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0690
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 16 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 11:56PM
Credit: Vulnerability disclosed by an unidentified source.
Vulnerable: SGI ProPack 2.3
SGI ProPack 2.2.1
Redhat XFree86-Xvfb-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-Xvfb-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-Xvfb-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
Redhat XFree86-Xnest-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat XFree86-Xnest-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-Xnest-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-xfs-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat XFree86-xfs-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
Redhat XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-xfs-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-xf86cfg-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-xf86cfg-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-xdm-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-xdm-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-xdm-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-xauth-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-twm-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat XFree86-twm-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-twm-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat XFree86-twm-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-twm-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
Redhat XFree86-truetype-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-truetype-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-tools-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat XFree86-tools-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-tools-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat XFree86-tools-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-tools-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
Redhat XFree86-Mesa-libGLU-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-libs-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-libs-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-libs-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
Redhat XFree86-libs-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-libs-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-2.1.2-16.noarch.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-2.1.2-16.noarch.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-font-utils-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat XFree86-font-utils-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-doc-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-doc-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-doc-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
Redhat XFree86-doc-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-doc-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-devel-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-devel-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-devel-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
Redhat XFree86-devel-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-devel-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
Redhat XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
Redhat XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-base-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat XFree86-base-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
Redhat XFree86-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat XFree86-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
Redhat XFree86-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
Redhat XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
Redhat XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm
Redhat XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
KDE KDE 3.1.3
KDE KDE 3.1.2
+ KDE KDE 3.1.2
KDE KDE 3.1.1 a
KDE KDE 3.1.1
KDE KDE 3.1
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
KDE KDE 3.0.5 b
KDE KDE 3.0.5 a
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
KDE KDE 3.0.5
KDE KDE 3.0.4
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
+ Gentoo Linux 1.2
+ Gentoo Linux 1.2
KDE KDE 3.0.3 a
KDE KDE 3.0.3
KDE KDE 3.0.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
KDE KDE 3.0.1
KDE KDE 3.0
KDE KDE 2.2.2
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 68k
+ Debian Linux 2.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux Advanced Work Station 2.1
+ Sun Linux 5.0.7
+ Sun Linux 5.0.7
+ Sun Linux 5.0.6
+ Sun Linux 5.0.6
+ Sun Linux 5.0.5
+ Sun Linux 5.0.5
KDE KDE 2.2.1
KDE KDE 2.2
KDE KDE 2.1.2
KDE KDE 2.1.1
KDE KDE 2.1
KDE KDE 2.0.1
KDE KDE 2.0 BETA
KDE KDE 2.0
KDE KDE 1.2
KDE KDE 1.1.2
+ Caldera OpenLinux 2.3
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
KDE KDE 1.1.1
KDE KDE 1.1
Not Vulnerable:

Solution / Fix

KDE KDM PAM Module PAM_SetCred Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Red Hat has released advisory RHSA-2003:287-01 to address this issue. Please see the attached advisory for details on obtaining and applying fixes.

Red Hat has released advisory RHSA-2003:286-01 to address this issue. Please see the attached advisory for details on obtaining and applying fixes.

Conectiva have released an advisory (CLSA-2003:770) and fixes to address this issue. See referenced advisory for further detail regarding the application of these fixes. Fixes are linked below.

KDE has released a security advisory and patches to address this issue. See referenced advisory for additional information

Red Hat has released advisory RHSA-2003:269-01 to address this issue. Please see the attached advisory for details on obtaining and applying fixes.

Mandrake has released advisories MDKSA-2003:091 and MDKSA-2003:118 to address this issue. See referenced advisories for additional details.

Conectiva has released an advisory CLA-2003:747, including fixes to address this and other issues.

Debian has released an advisory DSA 388-1, including fixes to address this and other issues.

Turbolinux has released an advisory, including fixes to address this and other issues.

Red Hat has released advisory RHSA-2003:270-12 to address this issue in their Linux Enterprise software. Relevant patches are available through the Red Hat Network. See the referenced advisory for additional details.

SGI has released an advisory (20031002-01-U) pertaining to their ProPack Linux distribution. The advisory has been released in response to a number of RHSA advisories, and includes a patch (Patch 10027) containing updated RPM packages relating to 22 different BIDS.

Patch 10027 can be obtained via the following link:
http://support.sgi.com/

For information regarding how to obtain individual RPM packages included in Patch 10027, please see the attached advisory.

Red Hat has released advisories RHSA-2003:288-01 and RHSA-2003:289-07 to address this issue in their Linux Enterprise software. Relevant patches are available through the Red Hat Network. See the referenced advisory for additional details.

SGI has released an advisory (20031101-01-U) pertaining to their ProPack Linux distribution. The advisory has been released in response to a number of RHSA advisories, and includes a patch (Patch 10032) containing updated RPM packages relating to a number of different BIDS.

Patch 10032 can be obtained via the following link:
http://support.sgi.com/

For information regarding how to obtain individual RPM packages included in Patch 10032, please see the attached advisory.

Gentoo has released an advisory that includes fixes for this issue. The following commands can be used to apply fixes:

emerge --sync
emerge '>=kde-base/kde-3.1.4'
emerge clean

Sun has released fixes for Sun Linux.

Debian has released an advisory (DSA 443-1) and fixes to address this issue. See the referenced advisory for fix information.

Fixes:


Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-Xnest-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-base-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm

Redhat XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-Xnest-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm

Redhat XFree86-xfs-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-twm-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-font-utils-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-Xnest-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-2.1.2-16.noarch.rpm

Redhat XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-libs-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-libs-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-Xvfb-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-xf86cfg-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-devel-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-xdm-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-xdm-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-tools-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm

Redhat XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-devel-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm

Redhat XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-twm-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-xfs-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-twm-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-Xvfb-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm

Redhat XFree86-tools-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm

Redhat XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-15-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-tools-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-xf86cfg-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm

Redhat XFree86-cyrillic-fonts-4.1.0-3.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-2-100dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm

Redhat XFree86-font-utils-4.2.0-8.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-100dpi-fonts-2.1.2-16.noarch.rpm

Redhat XFree86-ISO8859-9-75dpi-fonts-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm

Redhat XFree86-tools-4.0.3-5.i386.rpm

Redhat XFree86-twm-4.1.0-3.ia64.rpm

KDE KDE 2.2.2

KDE KDE 3.0.5

KDE KDE 3.1

KDE KDE 3.1.2

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