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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 24, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-16729

CVE-2019-16729

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.

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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:pam-python_project:pam-python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <1.0.7-1
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • Debian/linux3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • pam-python/pam-pythondescription
  • Range: <1.0.7-1

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