Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65036
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1
- http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-2-gffe7058c70253d574b1963c7c93002bd410fddc9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46045
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65036
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1
- http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-2-gffe7058c70253d574b1963c7c93002bd410fddc9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46045
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49711