Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 6, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-5054
CVE-2011-5054
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."
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:kde:kcheckpass:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/11/openpam-trickery.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/07/3nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/9nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/23/8nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/27/1nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/27/3nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/5nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/02/10nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/02/11nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72230nvd
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