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CVE-2011-5054

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.33%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-01-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2011-5054
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.33%

Original NVD Description

kcheckpass passes a user-supplied argument to the pam_start function, often within a setuid environment, which allows local users to invoke any configured PAM stack, and possibly trigger unintended side effects, via an arbitrary valid PAM service name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4122. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the possibility of resultant privilege escalation may be "a bit far-fetched."