Description
OpenSSH 3.0.1 and earlier with UseLogin enabled does not properly cleanse critical environment variables such as LD_PRELOAD, which allows local users to gain root privileges.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:092 ↗
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0112-005 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7647 ↗
- http://www.osvdb.org/688 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-091 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100749779131514&w=2 ↗
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/157447 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-161.html ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=100747128105913&w=2 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3614 ↗
- http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2001-Dec/0001.html ↗
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000446 ↗
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-026.shtml ↗