CVE-2008-3970

NameCVE-2008-3970
Descriptionpam_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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDTSA-169-1
Debian Bugs499841

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libpam-mount (PTS)bullseye2.18-1fixed
bookworm2.19-1fixed
forky, sid, trixie2.20-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libpam-mountsourcelenny0.44-1+lenny1DTSA-169-1
libpam-mountsource(unstable)0.48-1low499841
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