DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3148

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3148
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3148.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3148
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2012-07-22T17:55:01Z
Modified
2026-09-14T06:47:24Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _assemble_line function in modules/pam_env/pam_env.c in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string of white spaces at the beginning of the ~/.pam_environment file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.3-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3148.json"

Debian:13 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.3-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3148.json"

Debian:14 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.3-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3148.json"