Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly…
Priority LOW 29CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, when linked against MIT Kerberos, does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use, which allows local users to gain privileges by pointing an environment variable to a modified Kerberos configuration file, and then launching a PAM-based setuid application.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00695 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 20
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.12 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.12 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
Show 10 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.10 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
| cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.11 | Vulnerable | Eyrie |
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.10 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
- cpe:2.3:a:eyrie:pam-krb5:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.11 Vulnerable ·Eyrie
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0360
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-56h7-99r3-xgmr
References
More Eyrie Pam-krb5 vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01317 pam_krb5 2.2.14 through 2.3.4, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, generates… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2009-00341 Russ Allbery pam-krb5 before 3.13, as used by libpam-heimdal, su in Solaris 10, and other… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2009-0360 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0360 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-56h7-99r3-xgmr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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