CVE-2014-2583
Published: 10 April 2014
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create arbitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the check_tty function, which is used by the format_timestamp_name function.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | Ubuntu does not use pam_timestamp.so by default |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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pam Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
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| precise |
Released
(1.1.3-7ubuntu2.1)
|
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| quantal |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| saucy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| trusty |
Released
(1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(1.1.8-3.1)
|
|
| utopic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| vivid |
Not vulnerable
(1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3)
|
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| wily |
Not vulnerable
(1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/linux-pam.git/commit/?id=9dcead87e6d7f66d34e7a56d11a30daca367dffb |
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