UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3238

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3238
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3238.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3238
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Published
2015-08-24T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:22Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The unixrunhelperbinary function in the pam_unix module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.2.1, when unable to directly access passwords, allows local users to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service (hang) via a large password.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pam@1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.3-8ubuntu3
1.1.3-10ubuntu1
1.1.3-11ubuntu1
1.1.8-1ubuntu1
1.1.8-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libpam-cracklib"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libpam-modules"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libpam-modules-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libpam-runtime"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libpam0g"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libpam0g-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pam@1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.8-3.1ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libpam-cracklib"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libpam-modules"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libpam-modules-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libpam-runtime"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libpam0g"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libpam0g-dev"
        }
    ]
}