CVE-2010-4706

pam: pam_xauth: Improper handling of failure to determine certain target uid

Published Jan 24, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4671 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1140-1 PAM vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Jan 24, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 24, 2011, 7:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:25 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 3, 2010, 12:00 AM