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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (21)

• [oss-security] 20100927 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauth (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100921 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauth (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• GLSA-201206-31 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• [security-announce] 20110307 VMSA-2011-0004 VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpm (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0606 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637898 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20110308 VMSA-2011-0004 VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpm. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3028213&group_id=6663&atid=106663 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100924 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauth (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100816 Minor security flaw with pam_xauth (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100921 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauth (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100928 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauth (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100927 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauth (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:220 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 49711 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06f882f30092a39a1db867c9744b2ca8d60e4ad6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100928 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauth (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0891 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20101025 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauth (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0819 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 03:03 UTC.