CVE-2019-16729

Published: Sep 24, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.

Affected (6)

Products: Pam Python Project: Pam Python · Debian: Debian Linux · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Pam Python Project Pam Python	Before 1.0.7-1

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 10.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

Configuration C

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 18.04

References (14)

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510#c1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00020.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://sourceforge.net/p/pam-python/code/ci/0247ab687b4347cc52859ca461fb0126dd7e2ebe/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://tracker.debian.org/news/1066790/accepted-pam-python-107-1-source-amd64-all-into-unstable/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4552-2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4555

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510#c1