CVE-2010-4706
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-4706 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-01-24 19:00:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The 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
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.altlinux.org - pam.git/commit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.altlinux.org | |
| Security Advisory SA49711 - Gentoo update for pam - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| oss-security - Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauth | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Patch |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Linux-PAM: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Linux-PAM 'pam_xauth' Module Denial of Service and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| git.altlinux.org - pam.git/commit | MITRE | git.altlinux.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.