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CVE-2011-1946

gnomesu-pam-backend in libgnomesu 1.0.0 prints an error message but proceeds with the non-error code path upon failure of the setgid or setu

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Summary

gnomesu-pam-backend in libgnomesu 1.0.0 prints an error message but proceeds with the non-error code path upon failure of the setgid or setuid function, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to two unprivileged user accounts, and running many processes under one of these accounts.

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Affected versions

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References 5

openwall.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

securityfocus.com

bugzilla.novell.com