CVE-2008-3825
First published: Thu Sep 11 2008(Updated: )
pam_krb5 2.2.14 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and earlier, when the existing_ticket option is enabled, uses incorrect privileges when reading a Kerberos credential cache, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable to an arbitrary cache filename and running the (1) su or (2) sudo program. NOTE: there may be a related vector involving sshd that has limited relevance.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat Enterprise Linux | =5-unknown | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =5-unknown |
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Reference Links
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0907.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461960
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020978
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00166.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32119
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00150.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32174
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:209
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32135
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31534
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43314
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45635
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10923
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=316461&action=diff
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=316461&action=edit
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0907.html
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F8/FEDORA-2008-8605
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F9/FEDORA-2008-8618
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