Vulnerability in Hongli Lai Libgnomesu
CVE-2011-1946
gnomesu-pam-backend in libgnomesu 1.0.0 prints an error message but proceeds with the non-error code path upon failure of the setgid or setuid function, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to two unprivileged user accounts, and running many processes under one of these accounts.
EPSS: 0.004 (28.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Hongli_lai Libgnomesu — versions 1.0.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1946?
- CVE-2011-1946 is a vulnerability in Hongli Lai Libgnomesu, classified under CWE-264. Published 2011-07-07.
- Is CVE-2011-1946 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.