pam_namespace.c in the pam_namespace module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.3 uses the environment of the invoking application or service during execution of the namespace.init script, which might allow local users to gain privileges by running a setuid program that relies on the pam_namespace PAM check, as demonstrated by the sudo program.

pam_namespace.c in the pam_namespace module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.3 uses the environment of the invoking application or service during execution of the namespace.init script, which might allow local users to gain privileges by running a setuid program that relies on the pam_namespace PAM check, as demonstrated by the sudo program.

pam-1.3.0-3.4 on GA media

pam: pam_xauth missing return value checks from setuid() and similar calls pam: pam_env and pam_mail accessing users' file with root privileges pam: pam_namespace executes namespace.init with service's environment pam: pam_xauth: Does not check if certain ACL file is a regular file