VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-4706

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-01-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

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.

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