CVE catalog
CVE-2011-3149
pam: CVE-2011-3149
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
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- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.53% · Oct 25, 2026
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).
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pam | sid | 1.7.0-8 | fixed |
| Debian | pam | forky | 1.7.0-8 | fixed |
| Debian | pam | trixie | 1.7.0-5 | fixed |
| Debian | pam | bookworm | 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pam | source | sid | 1.1.3-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pam | source | forky | 1.1.3-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pam | source | trixie | 1.1.3-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pam | source | bookworm | 1.1.3-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libpam0g]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
1.5.2-6+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
1.5.2-6+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
- [libpam0g-dev]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
1.5.2-6+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
1.5.2-6+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
- [libpam-doc]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
1.5.2-6+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
1.5.2-6+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
- [libpam-modules]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
1.5.2-6+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
1.5.2-6+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
- [libpam-modules-bin]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
1.5.2-6+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
1.5.2-6+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
- [libpam-runtime]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
1.5.2-6+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
1.5.2-6+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libpam0g]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
1.7.0-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · 13
1.7.0-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · 13
- [libpam0g-dev]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
1.7.0-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · 13
1.7.0-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · 13
- [libpam-doc]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
1.7.0-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · 13
1.7.0-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · 13
- [libpam-modules]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
1.7.0-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · 13
1.7.0-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · 13
- [libpam-modules-bin]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
1.7.0-5· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · 13
1.7.0-5· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · 13
- [libpam-runtime]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
1.7.0-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · 13
1.7.0-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.3-5dsa · pam · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0521]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10405-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3149]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3149]
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