{"id":"USN-4552-2","summary":"pam-python vulnerability","details":"Malte Kraus discovered that Pam-python mishandled certain environment\nvariables. A local attacker could potentially use this vulnerability to\nexecute programs as root.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:56Z","published":"2020-10-21T19:28:44Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16729"],"upstream":["CVE-2019-16729","UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16729"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4552-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16729"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"pam-python","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/pam-python@1.0.4-1.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.4-1.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"}]}],"versions":["1.0.4-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libpam-python","binary_version":"1.0.4-1.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2019-16729"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4552-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}