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CVE-2002-1160

The default configuration of the pam_xauth module forwards MIT-Magic-Cookies to new X sessions, which could allow local users to gain root privileges by steali…

Impact

The default configuration of the pam_xauth module forwards MIT-Magic-Cookies to new X sessions, which could allow local users to gain root privileges by stealing the cookies from a temporary .xauth file, which is created with the original user's credentials after root uses su.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
RedhatLinux
Versions 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0

References