CVE-2010-4706
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The pam_sm_close_session function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly handle a failure to determine a certain target uid, which might allow local users to delete unintended files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check.
Find out more about CVE-2010-4706 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Red Hat does not consider this issue to be a security flaw. For additional details, refer to: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4706
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pam | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pam | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pam | Will not fix |
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