CVE-2010-3316

CVE Details

Release Date:	2011-01-24
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	3.3
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (pam)	ELSA-2010-0819	2010-11-01
Oracle Linux version 6 (pam)	ELSA-2010-0891	2011-02-10