Resource Management Errors Affecting linux-pam/linux-pam package, versions [,1.1.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LINUXPAMLINUXPAM-2319000
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed24 Jan 2011
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Jan 2011

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

How to fix?

Upgrade linux-pam/linux-pam to version 1.1.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors. 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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