Resource Management Errors Affecting pam-devel package, versions <0:1.1.1-4.el6_0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-PAMDEVEL-2453196
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed24 Jan 2011

Introduced: 24 Jan 2011

CVE-2010-4707  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 pam-devel to version 0:1.1.1-4.el6_0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2010-0891.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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