Upstream information

CVE-2010-3431 at MITRE

Description

The privilege-dropping implementation in the (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 does not check the return value of the setfsuid system call, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an unintended uid, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-3435.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 1.9
Vector AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 623457 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • pam >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
  • pam-devel >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
  • pam-devel-32bit >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA pam-1.3.0-6.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 GA pam-devel-32bit-1.3.0-6.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • pam >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-14.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 GA pam-1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • pam >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-14.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 GA pam-1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • pam >= 1.1.8-23.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-23.1
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-23.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-23.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 GA pam-1.1.8-23.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-23.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • pam >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 GA pam-1.1.8-24.14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-24.14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • pam >= 1.1.8-11.57
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-11.57
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-11.57
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-11.57
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 GA pam-1.1.8-11.57
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-11.57
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • pam >= 1.3.0-4.10
  • pam-32bit >= 1.3.0-4.10
  • pam-devel >= 1.3.0-4.10
  • pam-devel-32bit >= 1.3.0-4.10
  • pam-doc >= 1.3.0-4.10
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA pam-1.3.0-4.10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 GA pam-devel-32bit-1.3.0-4.10
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • pam >= 1.1.8-24.27.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-24.27.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-24.27.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 GA pam-1.1.8-24.27.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
  • pam >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
  • pam-devel >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA pam-1.3.0-6.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
  • pam >= 1.3.0-4.10
  • pam-32bit >= 1.3.0-4.10
  • pam-devel >= 1.3.0-4.10
  • pam-doc >= 1.3.0-4.10
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA pam-1.3.0-4.10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1
  • pam-devel-32bit >= 1.3.0-6.6.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 GA pam-devel-32bit-1.3.0-6.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
  • pam-devel-32bit >= 1.3.0-4.10
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 GA pam-devel-32bit-1.3.0-4.10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • pam >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-14.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 GA pam-1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • pam >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-14.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 GA pam-1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • pam >= 1.1.8-23.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-23.1
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-23.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-23.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 GA pam-1.1.8-23.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-23.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • pam >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 GA pam-1.1.8-24.14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-24.14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • pam >= 1.1.8-24.27.1
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-24.27.1
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-24.27.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-24.27.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 GA pam-1.1.8-24.27.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-24.27.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • pam >= 1.1.8-11.57
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.8-11.57
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-11.57
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-11.57
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 GA pam-1.1.8-11.31
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-11.57
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
  • pam >= 1.1.8-14.1
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.8-14.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 GA pam-1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-14.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-14.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-23.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-23.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-24.14.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-24.14.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-24.27.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-24.27.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.8-11.57
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 GA pam-devel-1.1.8-11.57
openSUSE Leap 15.0
  • pam >= 1.3.0-lp150.4.6
  • pam-32bit >= 1.3.0-lp150.4.6
Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.0 GA pam-1.3.0-lp150.4.6
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • pam >= 1.3.0-3.4
  • pam-32bit >= 1.3.0-3.4
  • pam-devel >= 1.3.0-3.4
  • pam-devel-32bit >= 1.3.0-3.4
  • pam-doc >= 1.3.0-3.4
Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA pam-1.3.0-3.4


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CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 17:42:46 2013
CVE page last modified: Mon Feb 13 11:30:14 2023