CVE-2010-3316
N/A
Published: January 24, 2011 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux-PAM
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (21)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/16/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/8Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/10Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/4Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/5Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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