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ghsa-frff-99c9-q6rc

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-14 01:43

Modified

2025-04-11 03:43

Details

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.

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  "id": "GHSA-frff-99c9-q6rc",
  "modified": "2025-04-11T03:43:24Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:43:41Z",
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CVE-2010-4707 (GCVE-0-2010-4707)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2011-01-24 18:00

Modified

2024-08-07 03:55

Severity ?

CWE

n/a

Summary

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.

References

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URL

Tags

	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65036	vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
	http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1	mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
	http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-2-gffe7058c70253d574b1963c7c93002bd410fddc9	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46045	vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
	http://secunia.com/advisories/49711	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	n/a	Version: n/a

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