ubuntu-cve-2019-16729
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-09-24 05:15
Modified
2025-09-08 16:45
Summary
Details

pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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          }
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16729",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:45:36Z",
  "published": "2019-09-24T05:15:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16729"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510#c1"
    },
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      "url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/pam-python/code/ci/0247ab687b4347cc52859ca461fb0126dd7e2ebe/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://tracker.debian.org/news/1066790/accepted-pam-python-107-1-source-amd64-all-into-unstable/"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4552-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4552-2"
    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
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    }
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}



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