DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1946

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1946
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1946.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1946
Upstream
Published
2008-07-28T17:41:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:05:55.885129Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pamsucceedif.so module.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / coreutils

Package

Name
coreutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/coreutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.93-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / coreutils

Package

Name
coreutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/coreutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.93-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / coreutils

Package

Name
coreutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/coreutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.93-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / coreutils

Package

Name
coreutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/coreutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.93-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}