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CVE-2011-3149

The _expand_arg function in the pam_env module (modules/pam_env/pam_env.c) in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.5 does not properly handle when environment variab…

Impact

The _expand_arg function in the pam_env module (modules/pam_env/pam_env.c) in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.5 does not properly handle when environment variable expansion can overflow, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption).

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
Linux-PamLinux-Pam
through 1.1.4
Versions 0.99.1.0, 0.99.2.0, 0.99.2.1, 0.99.3.0, 0.99.4.0

Weakness classification

CWE-119

References