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CVE-2010-4706

The pam_sm_close_session function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly handle a failure to determi…

Impact

The pam_sm_close_session function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly handle a failure to determine a certain target uid, which might allow local users to delete unintended files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
Linux-PamLinux-Pam
through 1.1.2
Versions 0.99.1.0, 0.99.2.0, 0.99.2.1, 0.99.3.0, 0.99.4.0

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