CVE-2010-4706
EPSS 0.05%
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.
How to fix CVE-2010-4706
To remediate CVE-2010-4706, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pam—upgrade to 1.1.3-1 or later
Is CVE-2010-4706 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.1.3-1