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CVE-2014-2583

Publication date 10 April 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create arbitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the check_tty function, which is used by the format_timestamp_name function.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
pam 15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1
13.10 saucy Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.1.3-7ubuntu2.1
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Notes

jdstrand

Ubuntu does not use pam_timestamp.so by default

Patch details

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Package Patch details
pam