| Name | CVE-2019-16729 |
| Description | pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups. |
| 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-2000-1, DSA-4555-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 942514 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pam-python (PTS) | buster, buster (security) | 1.0.6-1.1+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.0.9-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.1.0~git20220701.1d4e111-0.3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.1.0~git20220701.1d4e111-0.5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150510#c1
https://sourceforge.net/p/pam-python/code/ci/0247ab687b4347cc52859ca461fb0126dd7e2ebe/