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.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- local
- Access Cmplx
- medium
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- partial
- Integrity
- partial
- Availability
- none
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-Other
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- LINUX-PAM
- Published
- 1/24/2011
- Last Modified
- 4/11/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
linux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pamlinux-pam : linux-pam
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