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CVE-2015-8325

Published: May 1, 2016

Modified: May 22, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

The do_setup_env function in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 7.2p2, when the UseLogin feature is enabled and PAM is configured to read .pam_environment files in user home directories, allows local users to gain privileges by triggering a crafted environment for the /bin/login program, as demonstrated by an LD_PRELOAD environment variable.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

vdb-entry

vendor-advisory

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8325.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328012

vendor-advisory

vendor-advisory

vdb-entry

https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=85bdcd7c92fe7ff133bbc4e10a65c91810f88755

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8325

vendor-advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180628-0001/

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

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