CVE-2010-3316 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can read arbitrary files by exploiting unchecked return values in the pam_xauth module, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-3316?
CVE-2010-3316 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jan 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3316?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux-Pam Linux-Pam.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3316?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-3316 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3316 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3316, GHSA-xj4j-67v3-3wr4.