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DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4706

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4706 PUBLISHED

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.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13pam0, 0, 0
Debian:11pam0, 0, 0
Debian:12pam0, 0, 0
Debian:14pam0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 24, 2011 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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