CVE-2010-3435 Affecting pam-devel package, versions <0:1.1.1-4.el6_0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-PAMDEVEL-2035188
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Sept 2010

Introduced: 21 Sep 2010

CVE-2010-3435  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 pam-devel to version 0:1.1.1-4.el6_0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pam-devel package and not the pam-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 sensitive information by leveraging this filesystem activity, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory.

CVSS Base Scores

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