CVE-2010-3435
The (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 use root privileges during read access to files and directories that belong to arbitrary user accounts, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 use root privileges during read access to files and directories that belong to arbitrary user accounts, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging this filesystem activity, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th 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/2010/09/21/3Patch
- 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/2010/09/27/8
- 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/2010/09/24/2
- 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=641335Patch
- 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/2010/09/21/3Patch
- 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/2010/09/27/8
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/2Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.