CVE-2010-4706

Summary

CVECVE-2010-4706
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-01-24 19:00:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:06:00 UTC
DescriptionThe pam_sm_close_session function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly handle a failure to determine a certain target uid, which might allow local users to delete unintended files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.1.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.10.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.2.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.2.1 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.3.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.4.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.5.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.6.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.6.1 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.6.2 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.6.3 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.7.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.7.1 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.8.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.8.1 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.9.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.0.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.0.1 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.0.2 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.0.3 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.0.4 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.1.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.1.1 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.1.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.10.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.2.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.2.1 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.3.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.4.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.5.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.6.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.6.1 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.6.2 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.6.3 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.7.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.7.1 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.8.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.8.1 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 0.99.9.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.0.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.0.1 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.0.2 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.0.3 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.0.4 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.1.0 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam 1.1.1 All All All
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Linux-PAM: Multiple vulnerabilities GENTOO security.gentoo.org
git.altlinux.org - pam.git/commit CONFIRM git.altlinux.org Patch
Linux-PAM 'pam_xauth' Module Denial of Service and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauth MLIST openwall.com Patch
git.altlinux.org - pam.git/commit git.altlinux.org
Security Advisory SA49711 - Gentoo update for pam - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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