VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3970
pam_mount 0.10 through 0.45, when luserconf is enabled, does not verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting a user-defined volume, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a local mount.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.32%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
pam_mount 0.10 through 0.45, when luserconf is enabled, does not verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting a user-defined volume, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a local mount.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- pam mount/pam mount
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://dev.medozas.de/gitweb.cgi?p=pam_mount%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=33b91d7659ae3aa78b1e94fd3f8e545ae5ff25db
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=alpine.LNX.1.10.0809042353120.17569%40fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr&forum_name=pam-mount-user
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=624240
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:208
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31041
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44960
- http://dev.medozas.de/gitweb.cgi?p=pam_mount%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=33b91d7659ae3aa78b1e94fd3f8e545ae5ff25db
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=alpine.LNX.1.10.0809042353120.17569%40fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr&forum_name=pam-mount-user
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=624240
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:208
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31041
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44960
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.