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CVE-2010-3316 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06f882f30092a39a1db867c9744b2ca8d60e4ad6 CVE
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/16/2 CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/3 CVEPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/8 CVEPatch

see all 42 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux-pam linux-pam
<= 1.1.1
0.99.1.0
0.99.2.0
0.99.2.1
0.99.3.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:0.99.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

30 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-3316
NVD Published Date:
Jan 24, 2011
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2010-3316 Details - Not Deferred