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CVE-2011-5054

Description​

kcheckpass passes a user-supplied argument to the pam_start function, often within a setuid environment, which allows local users to invoke any configured PAM stack, and possibly trigger unintended side effects, via an arbitrary valid PAM service name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4122. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the possibility of resultant privilege escalation may be "a bit far-fetched."

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CVE ID: CVE-2011-5054
Base Score: 6.9
Base Severity: MEDIUM
Vector String:AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Refrence: NVD