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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3433 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1140-1 PAM vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:11:44.348Z

Reserved: 2010-09-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-3435

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-01-24T18:00:02.033

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-3435

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-09-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-3435 - Bugzilla

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