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DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3149

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3149 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

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).

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
6.900000095367432
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14pam0, 0, 0
Debian:11pam0, 0, 0
Debian:13pam0, 0, 0
Debian:12pam0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jul 22, 2012 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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