Untrusted search path vulnerability in pam_motd (aka the MOTD module) in libpam-modules prior to 1.1.3-2ubuntu2.1 on Ubuntu 11.10, prior to 1.1.2-2ubuntu8.4 on Ubuntu 11.04, prior to 1.1.1-4ubuntu2.4 on Ubuntu 10.10, prior to 1.1.1-2ubuntu5.4 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and prior to 0.99.7.1-5ubuntu6.5 on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, when using certain configurations such as "session optional pam_motd.so", allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH environment variable to reference a malicious command, as demonstrated via uname.
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canonical libpam-modules 1.1.2 |
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canonical libpam-modules 0.9.7 |
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canonical ubuntu linux 8.04 |
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canonical ubuntu linux 10.04 |
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canonical ubuntu linux 10.10 |
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canonical ubuntu linux 11.04 |
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canonical libpam-modules 1.1.1 |
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canonical libpam-modules 1.1.3 |
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canonical ubuntu linux 11.10 |
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