pam_limits.so Bug!!

From: Devrim SERAL (devrim.seralat_private)
Date: Mon Oct 08 2001 - 06:52:57 PDT

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    Devrim SERAL wrote:
    > 
    > Hi ,
    > 
    > Today i found some interesting bug when i tried to use pam_limits.so in
    > login pam configuration.
    > 
    > Today one of my user warn me that when he log on the our Linux server he
    > gain
    > my rights. Firstly i think someone break our system. But when i  checked
    > all logs
    > i didn't found any break sign.
    > 
    > Then i think xinetd or in.telnetd have some bug. I checked all updates
    > from redhat and
    > found that we are on lastest patch level at all packets..
    > 
    > Next i have disable telnetd from xinetd to all Lan and only permit to
    > access from my IP number. And check all possibility.
    > 
    > Finally i found that only student groups member gain console or pts/0
    > rights..
    > And i remember at weekend i have changed  /etc/security/limits.conf for
    > limit our student
    > maxlogin count to two.
    > 
    > Only i added below line to this file:
    > @student    hard   maxlogins   2
    > 
    > And also added below line to pam configuration of login:
    > session     required    pam_limits.so
    > 
    > When i comment pam_limits.so related line the problem solved..
    > 
    > I wonder that if its related only for our server or pam module specific?
    > 
    > devrim
    > 
    > Note: The server run on Redhat 7.1 Kernel 2.4.10 and all packets at
    > lastest patch level.
    



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