CVE-2010-3316

LowCVSS 3.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 3.3/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 24, 2011
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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