Vulnerability in Linux-Pam

CVE-2010-3853

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.