CVE-2008-3970

N/A Unknown

Published: September 11, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

pam_mount 0.10 through 0.45, when luserconf is enabled, does not verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting a user-defined volume, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a local mount.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://dev.medozas.de/gitweb.cgi?p=pam_mount%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=33b91d7659ae3aa78b1e94fd3f8e545ae5ff25db

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=alpine.LNX.1.10.0809042353120.17569%40fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr&forum_name=pam-mount-user

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=624240

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:208

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/06/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/12

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31041

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44960

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://dev.medozas.de/gitweb.cgi?p=pam_mount%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=33b91d7659ae3aa78b1e94fd3f8e545ae5ff25db