CVE-2019-16729

published 2019-09-24

CVE-2019-16729: 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…

Priority P3 35 high 7.8 CVSS 3.1

AV L AC L PR L UI N S U C H I H A H

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.

Affected

11 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
canonical	ubuntu_linux	—	—
canonical	ubuntu_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	pam-python	< pam-python 1.0.7-1 (bookworm)	pam-python 1.0.7-1 (bookworm)
pam-python_project	pam-python	< 1.0.7-1	1.0.7-1
pam-python_project	pam-python	>= 0 < 1.0.7-1	1.0.7-1
pam-python_project	pam-python	>= 0 < 1.0.7-1	1.0.7-1
pam-python_project	pam-python	>= 0 < 1.0.7-1	1.0.7-1
pam-python_project	pam-python	>= 0 < 1.0.7-1	1.0.7-1

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 7.2 HIGH AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

osv 7.8 HIGH

vendor_debian 7.8 HIGH

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