Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 4.7 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | None |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 17:42:53 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 7 12:45:58 2022