CVE-2010-3316

N/A Unknown
Published: January 24, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The run_coprocess function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 does not check the return values of the setuid, setgid, and setgroups system calls, which might allow local users to read arbitrary files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06f882f30092a39a1db867c9744b2ca8d60e4ad6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/16/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/10
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/24/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637898
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3028213&group_id=6663&atid=106663
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06f882f30092a39a1db867c9744b2ca8d60e4ad6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/16/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/24/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0819.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0891.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637898
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3028213&group_id=6663&atid=106663
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
28th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux-pam