CVE-2010-4707
Published: 24 January 2011
The check_acl function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not verify that a certain ACL file is a regular file, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a special file.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | pam_xauth not enabled in the default install |
| mdeslaur | see complete patch list in CVE-2010-3435 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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pam Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| hardy |
Released
(0.99.7.1-5ubuntu6.3)
|
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| karmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| lucid |
Released
(1.1.1-2ubuntu5.2)
|
|
| maverick |
Released
(1.1.1-4ubuntu2.2)
|
|
| natty |
Released
(1.1.2-2ubuntu8.2)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.1.3)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git;a=commit;h=ffe7058c70253d574b1963c7c93002bd410fddc9 |
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