CVE-2010-3316

Publication date 24 January 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

The run_coprocess function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 does not check the return values of the setuid, setgid, and setgroups system calls, which might allow local users to read arbitrary files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pam	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Fixed 1.1.1-4ubuntu2.2
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 1.1.1-2ubuntu5.2
	9.10 karmic	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 0.99.7.1-5ubuntu6.3
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

patch below also includes partial fix for CVE-2010-3435, but introduces CVE-2010-3430 and CVE-2010-3431 see complete patch list in CVE-2010-3435

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
pam	Upstream: http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git;a=commitdiff;h=06f882f30092a39a1db867c9744b2ca8d60e4ad6

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)