CVE-2011-1946

CVE-2011-1946 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in gnomesu-pam-backend of libgnomesu 1.0.0, affecting hongli_lai libgnomesu. The flaw allows local users to gain root privileges by exploiting an error in setgid/setuid function handling, requiring access to two unprivileged user accounts. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating low current threat activity.