CVE-2010-4707
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%
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 (resource consumption) via a special file.
Products: linux-pam
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | pam | 1.1.3-1 |
| Debian 13 | pam | 1.1.3-1 |
| Debian 14 | pam | 1.1.3-1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pam | 0:0.99.6.2-6.el5_5.2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pam-debuginfo | 0:0.99.6.2-6.el5_5.2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pam-devel | 0:0.99.6.2-6.el5_5.2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pam | 0:1.1.1-4.el6_0.1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pam-debuginfo | 0:1.1.1-4.el6_0.1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pam-devel | 0:1.1.1-4.el6_0.1 |