CVE-2011-3628
Untrusted search path vulnerability in pam_motd - Path Traversal
Title source: llmDescription
Untrusted search path vulnerability in pam_motd (aka the MOTD module) in libpam-modules before 1.1.3-2ubuntu2.1 on Ubuntu 11.10, before 1.1.2-2ubuntu8.4 on Ubuntu 11.04, before 1.1.1-4ubuntu2.4 on Ubuntu 10.10, before 1.1.1-2ubuntu5.4 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and before 0.99.7.1-5ubuntu6.5 on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, when using certain configurations such as "session optional pam_motd.so", allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH environment variable to reference a malicious command, as demonstrated via uname.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/pam/%2Bbug/610125
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1237-1
Scores
EPSS
0.0038
EPSS Percentile
30.8%
Details
Status
published
Products (9)
canonical/libpam-modules
0.9.7
canonical/libpam-modules
1.1.1
canonical/libpam-modules
1.1.2
canonical/libpam-modules
1.1.3
canonical/ubuntu_linux
8.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
10.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
10.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
11.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
11.10
Published
Apr 15, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026