Canonical · Pam-Xdg-Support · CVE-2013-1052
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
pam-xdg-support as used in Ubuntu 12.10
**Description**
The issue is related to the handling of the PATH environment variable by pam-xdg-support, allowing local users to gain privileges through unspecified vectors related to sudo.
**Recommendations**
For Ubuntu 12.10, consider restricting the use of sudo until a proper fix is applied to pam-xdg-support to handle the PATH environment variable securely.