CVE-2008-3970 Information

Description

pam_mount 0.10 through 0.45 when luserconf is enabled does not verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting a user-defined volume which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a local mount.

Reference

http://dev.medozas.de/gitweb.cgi?p=pam_mount;a=commitdiff;h=33b91d7659ae3aa78b1e94fd3f8e545ae5ff25db http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=alpine.LNX.1.10.0809042353120.1756940fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr&forum_name=pam-mount-user http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=624240 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:208 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/12 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31041 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44960