CVE-2019-16729 Information

Description

pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510c1 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00020.html https://sourceforge.net/p/pam-python/code/ci/0247ab687b4347cc52859ca461fb0126dd7e2ebe/ https://tracker.debian.org/news/1066790/accepted-pam-python-107-1-source-amd64-all-into-unstable/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-2/ https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4555

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8