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TI-2008-01869 Aliases CVE-2008-1946GHSA-g5g9-cj86-gxc8

The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local…

Priority LOW 20CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00313 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0780 Released 2008-07-24 · Red Hat rating Low
    coreutils security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4, coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4.i386, coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4, coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4, coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4.i386, coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4, coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4.i386, coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0780
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0780
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0780
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0780

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1946
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5g9-cj86-gxc8

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2017-13227 In GNU Coreutils through 8.29, chown-core.c in chown and chgrp does not prevent… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2015-01675 fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2015-03409 Integer overflow in the keycompare_mb function in sort.c in sort in GNU Coreutils through… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-07697 The parse_datetime function in GNU coreutils allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-03408 The keycompare_mb function in sort.c in sort in GNU Coreutils through 8.23 on 64-bit… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-00631 Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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