CVE-2008-1946 Information

Description

The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.

Reference

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0780.html http://secunia.com/advisories/31225 http://securitytracker.com/id?1020552 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30363 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43993 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A10029