Description
The PAM module pam_cap.so of libcap configuration supports group names starting with “@”, during actual parsing, configurations not starting with “@” are incorrectly recognized as group names. This may result in nonintended users being granted an inherited capability set, potentially leading to security risks. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to achieve local privilege escalation on systems where /etc/security/capability.conf is used to configure user inherited privileges by constructing specific usernames.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=18804
Scores
CVSS v3
6.1
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
4.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (1)
OpenAnolis/Anolis OS
2.73;0
Published
Feb 18, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026