Vulnerability in Linux-Pam

CVE-2010-4706

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Linux-pam — versions 0.99.1.0, 0.99.2.0, 0.99.2.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

References