VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-1716
pam_console does not properly restore ownership for certain console devices when there are multiple users logged into the console and one user logs out, which might allow local users to gain privileges.
LOW 3.4EPSS 0.30%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
pam_console does not properly restore ownership for certain console devices when there are multiple users logged into the console and one user logs out, which might allow local users to gain privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.4 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
- http://osvdb.org/37271
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25631
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25894
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26909
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27590
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28319
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-526.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0465.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0555.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0737.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=230823
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11483
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
- http://osvdb.org/37271
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25631
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25894
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26909
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27590
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28319
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-526.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0465.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0555.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.