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CVE-2019-16729 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510#c1 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00020.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/pam-python/code/ci/0247ab687b4347cc52859ca461fb0126dd7e2ebe/ CVEPatch
https://tracker.debian.org/news/1066790/accepted-pam-python-107-1-source-amd64-all-into-unstable/ CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-1/ CVEThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pam-python project pam-python
< 1.0.7-1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:pam-python_project:pam-python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0
9.0
10.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
16.04
18.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-16729
NVD Published Date:
Sep 24, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-16729 Details - Not Deferred