Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20692
Revision Date:2014-02-17Version:38
Title:RHSA-2013:0521: pam security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
Description:The _expand_arg function in the pam_env module (modules/pam_env/pam_env.c) in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.5 does not properly handle when environment variable expansion can overflow, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption).
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CESA-2013:0521
CVE-2011-3148
CVE-2011-3149
RHSA-2013:0521-02
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Product(s):pam
Definition Synopsis
  • Redhat 6 or Centos 6 release
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 6.x
  • AND Packages section
  • pam-devel is earlier than 0:1.1.1-13.el6
  • OR pam is earlier than 0:1.1.1-13.el6
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