The check_acl function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not verify that a certain ACL file is a regular file, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a special file.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2017-08-16T14:57:01

Reserved: 2011-01-24T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2010-4707

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-24T19:00:01.957

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:06:24.807


Link: CVE-2010-4707

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