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Status published
High
CVE-2019-16729
pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510#c1
- https://tracker.debian.org/news/1066790/accepted-pam-python-107-1-source-amd64-all-into-unstable/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/pam-python/code/ci/0247ab687b4347cc52859ca461fb0126dd7e2ebe/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4555
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00020.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-2/
Affected Vendor
pam-python project
View all reports →Affected Software
pam-python, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 16.04, 18.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 24th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.