Red Hat Security AdvisoryRHSA-2010:0891
pam security update
Released 2010-11-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate · View on Red Hat →
Fixed in
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) pam-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) pam-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1, pam-devel-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) pam-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) pam-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1, pam-devel-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) pam-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1, pam-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1.ppc, pam-devel-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) pam-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1, pam-devel-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1
Fixes 5 records
Priority LOW 32
The pam_env module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier reads the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory, which might allow local users to run programs with an unintended environment by executing a program…
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2· Local · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.00369 · Published 2011-01-24 · Fixed
Priority LOW 31
pam_namespace.c in the pam_namespace module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.3 uses the environment of the invoking application or service during execution of the namespace.init script, which might allow local users to…
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9· Local · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.00412 · Published 2011-01-24 · Fixed
Priority LOW 22
The check_acl function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not verify that a certain ACL file is a regular file, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service…
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9· Local · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.0036 · Published 2011-01-24 · Partial fix CWE-399
Priority LOW 22
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…
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.7· Local · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.00353 · Published 2011-01-24 · Partial fix
Priority LOW 16
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 r…
CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3· Local · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.00363 · Published 2011-01-24 · Partial fix