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CVE-2011-3149

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Published: Jul 22, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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2.1
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

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).

Affected (26)

Products: Linux Pam: Linux Pam
1 product
Linux Pam
Configuration A
26 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux Pam
Up to 1.1.4
Version 0.99.1.0
Version 0.99.10.0
Version 0.99.2.0
Version 0.99.2.1
Version 0.99.3.0
Version 0.99.4.0
Version 0.99.5.0
Version 0.99.6.0
Version 0.99.6.1
Version 0.99.6.2
Version 0.99.6.3
Version 0.99.7.0
Version 0.99.7.1
Version 0.99.8.0
Version 0.99.8.1
Version 0.99.9.0
Version 1.0.0
Version 1.0.1
Version 1.0.2
Version 1.0.3
Version 1.0.4
Version 1.1.0
Version 1.1.1
Version 1.1.2
Version 1.1.3

References (12)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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