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-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. |
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USN-1140-1 | PAM vulnerabilities |
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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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Status : Deferred
Published: 2011-01-24T18:00:02.033
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-3435


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