CVE

Id
52966  
CVE No.
CVE-2011-5054  
Status
Candidate  
Description
kcheckpass passes a user-supplied argument to the pam_start function, often within a setuid environment, which allows local users to invoke any configured PAM stack, and possibly trigger unintended side effects, via an arbitrary valid PAM service name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4122. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the possibility of resultant privilege escalation may be "a bit far-fetched."  
Phase
Assigned (20120106)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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