The (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 use root privileges during read access to files and directories that belong to arbitrary user accounts, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging this filesystem activity, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-01-24T17:00:00

Updated: 2018-10-10T18:57:01

Reserved: 2010-09-17T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2010-3435

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-24T18:00:02.033

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:24:32.833


Link: CVE-2010-3435

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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