CVE-2010-3316
The run_coprocess function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 does not check the return values of the setuid, setgid, and setgroups system calls, which might allow local users to read arbitrary files by executing…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The run_coprocess function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 does not check the return values of the setuid, setgid, and setgroups system calls, which might allow local users to read arbitrary files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux-pam/linux-pam
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06f882f30092a39a1db867c9744b2ca8d60e4ad6
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/16/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/3Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/8Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/10
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/4Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/5Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/7Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/2Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/24/2Patch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637898Patch
- https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3028213&group_id=6663&atid=106663
- http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06f882f30092a39a1db867c9744b2ca8d60e4ad6
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/16/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/3Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/8Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/10
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/4Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/5Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/7Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.