CVE-2011-3149
Published: July 22, 2012Last modified: November 10, 2023
Description
The _expand_arg function in the pam_env module (modules/pam_env/pam_env.c) in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.5 does not properly handle when environment variable expansion can overflow, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption).
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-pam | Not affected (1.5.2-r2) |
| Stream | linux-pam | Not affected (1.5.3-r5) |
References
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=linux-pam.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=109823cb621c900c07c4b6cdc99070d354d19444
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46583
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1237-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/+bug/874565