pam_ssh_agent_auth: symbol crash leading to glibc error() called incorrectly
Published Feb 22, 2013
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
A certain Red Hat build of the pam_ssh_agent_auth module on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 and Fedora Rawhide calls the glibc error function instead of the error function in the OpenSSH codebase, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from process memory or possibly gain privileges via crafted use of an application that relies on this module, as demonstrated by su and sudo.
Affected products
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- n/a
- 6.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openssh-0:5.3p1-84.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0519
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openssh
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openssh-0:5.3p1-84.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0519 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openssh | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of openssh as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via RHSA-2013:0519.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 35.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 34.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 29.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/openssh.git/commit/?id=4f4687ce8045418f678c323bb22c837f35d7b9fa x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0519.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5536 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=834618 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5536
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5536
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/openssh.git/commit/?id=4f4687ce8045418f678c323bb22c837f35d7b9fa | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0519.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5536 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=834618 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5536 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5536 |
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