Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 3, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3825
CVE-2008-3825
Description
pam_krb5 2.2.14 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and earlier, when the existing_ticket option is enabled, uses incorrect privileges when reading a Kerberos credential cache, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the KRB5CCNAME environment variable to an arbitrary cache filename and running the (1) su or (2) sudo program. NOTE: there may be a related vector involving sshd that has limited relevance.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:unknown:server:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5:unknown:client:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 5 and earlier
Patches
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References
16- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32119nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32135nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32174nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/43314nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0907.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31534nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.htmlnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45635nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10923nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00150.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00166.htmlnvd
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