# CVE-2010-3316: 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 th

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-01-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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

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

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