CVE-2019-16729: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

pam-python before 1.0.7-1 has an issue in regard to the default environment variable handling of Python, which could allow for local root escalation in certain PAM setups.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 16.04 only; version 18.04 only
• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only
• Pam-Python Project Pam-Python: before 1.0.7-1 (fixed in 1.0.7-1)

Published 2019-09-24. Last modified 2026-06-17.