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  "published": "2012-01-06T21:55:01.217",
  "lastModified": "2024-11-21T01:33:31.070",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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      "value": "kcheckpass passes a user-supplied argument to the pam_start function, often within a setuid environment, which allows local users to invoke any configured PAM stack, and possibly trigger unintended side effects, via an arbitrary valid PAM service name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4122.  NOTE: the vendor indicates that the possibility of resultant privilege escalation may be \"a bit far-fetched.\""
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      "value": "La aplicaci\u00f3n de Linux kcheckpass pasa un argumento suministrado por el usuario a la funci\u00f3n pam_start, a menudo dentro de un ambiente setuid, lo que permite a usuarios locales invocar cualquier pila PAM configurada y posiblemente provocar efectos secundarios no deseados, a trav\u00e9s de un nombre de servicio PAM v\u00e1lido. Se trata de una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2011-4122. NOTA: El vendedor indica que la posibilidad de una escalada de privilegios resultante puede ser \"un poco exagerada\"."
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