fkie_cve-2010-4707
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2011-01-24 19:00
Modified
2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
The check_acl function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not verify that a certain ACL file is a regular file, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a special file.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-2-gffe7058c70253d574b1963c7c93002bd410fddc9
cve@mitre.orghttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/49711
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46045
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65036
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-2-gffe7058c70253d574b1963c7c93002bd410fddc9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46045
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65036
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux-pam linux-pam *
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.1.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.2.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.2.1
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.3.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.4.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.5.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.6.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.6.1
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.6.2
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.6.3
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.7.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.7.1
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.8.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.8.1
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.9.0
linux-pam linux-pam 0.99.10.0
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.0
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.1
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.2
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.3
linux-pam linux-pam 1.0.4
linux-pam linux-pam 1.1.0
linux-pam linux-pam 1.1.1


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  "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
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