CVE-2010-4706

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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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