| Name | CVE-2017-6967 |
| Description | xrdp 0.9.1 calls the PAM function auth_start_session() in an incorrect location, leading to PAM session modules not being properly initialized, with a potential consequence of incorrect configurations or elevation of privileges, aka a pam_limits.so bypass. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-872-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 858143 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| xrdp (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 0.9.21.1-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.9.21.1-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 0.10.1-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xrdp | source | experimental | 0.9.2~20170325-1~exp1 | |||
| xrdp | source | wheezy | 0.5.0-2+deb7u1 | DLA-872-1 | ||
| xrdp | source | (unstable) | 0.9.1-9 | 858143 |
[jessie] - xrdp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xrdp/+bug/1672742
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/issues/350
First attempt: https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/pull/694
Followed by: https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/pull/696
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/18/1
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/pull/696/commits/44129acd210c803fc8bbcfaf1b0db05e5bb4034f