CVE-2011-3149 | BDVDB-2026-51133 Detail
Description#
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).
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1237-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46583
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/+bug/874565
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=linux-pam.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=109823cb621c900c07c4b6cdc99070d354d19444
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.