{"id":"CVE-2010-3853","details":"pam_namespace.c in the pam_namespace module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.3 uses the environment of the invoking application or service during execution of the namespace.init script, which might allow local users to gain privileges by running a setuid program that relies on the pam_namespace PAM check, as demonstrated by the sudo program.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:41:27.720847Z","published":"2011-01-24T18:00:02Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:10405-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/49711"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_namespace/pam_namespace.c?view=log#rev1.13"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643043"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}