High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 17, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6967
CVE-2017-6967
Description
xrdp 0.9.1 calls the PAM function auth_start_session() in an incorrect location, leading to PAM session modules not being properly initialized, with a potential consequence of incorrect configurations or elevation of privileges, aka a pam_limits.so bypass.
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Affected products
10- cpe:2.3:a:neutrinolabs:xrdp:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords9 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/xrdp&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/xrdp&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/xrdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xrdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/xrdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xrdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xrdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xrdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xrdp&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207
< 0.9.15-2.2+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.15-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.0~git.1456906198.f422461-16.9.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.0~git.1456906198.f422461-21.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.0~git.1456906198.f422461-16.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.0~git.1456906198.f422461-16.9.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.0~git.1456906198.f422461-21.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.0~git.1456906198.f422461-16.9.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.0~git.1456906198.f422461-21.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.0~git.1456906198.f422461-16.9.3
Patches
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References
3- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xrdp/+bug/1672742nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/issues/350nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/pull/694nvdThird Party Advisory
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