Summary
USN-4552-1 and USN-4552-2 fixed a vulnerability in Pam-python. The update
introduced a regression which prevented PAM modules written in Python from
importing python modules from site-specific directories.
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Original advisory details:
Malte Kraus discovered that Pam-python mishandled certain environment variables.
A local attacker could potentially use this vulnerability to execute programs
as root.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | pam-python | 1.0.4-1.1+deb8u1ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | pam-python | 1.0.6-1.1+deb10u1ubuntu0.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could al…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16729