CVE-2010-3431
The privilege-dropping implementation in the (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 does not check the return value of the setfsuid system call, which might allow local
02 Description
The privilege-dropping implementation in the (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 does not check the return value of the setfsuid system call, which might allow local
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-01-24 17:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 03:11Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-09-17
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b0aea5fb685ed19e6394938e7b0e1cf7d3bc5c64895ff6b366b92dc6395e79e9
05 Affected products
06 References
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20100927 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/5
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20100921 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/3
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201206-31http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20101004 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100924 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/24/2
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20100921 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/9
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20100921 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/8
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20100928 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/10
- git.altlinux.orghttp://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=843807a3a90f52e7538be756616510730a24739a
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20100927 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/4
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20100921 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/10
- secunia.com49711http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641361
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20100928 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/27/7
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20101025 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100921 Re: Minor security flaw with pam_xauthhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/11
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- pam Fixed in 1.1.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- pam Fixed in 1.1.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- pam Fixed in 1.1.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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