{"cve":"CVE-2010-3853","nvd":{"published":"2011-01-24T18:00:02.173","modified":"2026-06-16T23:23:40.727","status":"Modified","description":"pam_namespace.c in the pam_namespace module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.3 uses the environment of the invoking application or service during execution of the namespace.init script, which might allow local users to gain privileges by running a setuid program that relies on the pam_namespace PAM check, as demonstrated by the sudo program.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html","http://pam.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pam/Linux-PAM/modules/pam_namespace/pam_namespace.c?view=log#rev1.13","http://secunia.com/advisories/49711","http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220"],"products":["linux-pam:linux-pam"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:57:56.749847046+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-3853","score":0.00412,"percentile":0.35526,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}