| Name | CVE-2015-3238 |
| Description | The _unix_run_helper_binary function in the pam_unix module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.2.1, when unable to directly access passwords, allows local users to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service (hang) via a large password. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 789986 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pam (PTS) | jessie | 1.1.8-3.1+deb8u2 | fixed |
| stretch | 1.1.8-3.6 | fixed |
| buster | 1.3.1-5 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.4.0-9+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.5.2-6+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.5.3-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| pam | source | jessie | 1.1.8-3.1+deb8u1 | | | |
| pam | source | (unstable) | 1.1.8-3.2 | | | 789986 |
Notes
[wheezy] - pam <no-dsa> (Minor issue e.g. in combination with enabled SELinux)
[squeeze] - pam <no-dsa> (Minor issue e.g. in combination with enabled SELinux)
https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/linux-pam.git/commit/?id=e89d4c97385ff8180e6e81e84c5aa745daf28a79
https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2015-June/msg00001.html