UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16729

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16729
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16729.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16729
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Published
2019-09-24T05:15:00Z
Modified
2026-02-04T03:56:49.235363Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / pam-python

Package

Name
pam-python
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pam-python@1.0.4-1.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.4-1.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-python",
            "binary_version": "1.0.4-1.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16729.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / pam-python

Package

Name
pam-python
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pam-python@1.0.6-1.1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.6-1.1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-python",
            "binary_version": "1.0.6-1.1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16729.json"