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).
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-07-22T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:22:27.630Z

Reserved: 2011-08-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-3149

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-22T17:55:01.103

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:29:50.923

Link: CVE-2011-3149

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-10-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-3149 - Bugzilla