The (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 use root privileges during read access to files and…

Description

The (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 use root privileges during read access to files and directories that belong to arbitrary user accounts, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging this filesystem activity, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (19)

• [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
• 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
• [oss-security] 20100924 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
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641335 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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
• [oss-security] 20100927 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauth (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_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, 03:11 UTC.