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CVE-2010-3435

Published: Jan 24, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
4.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 72.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:CI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

linux-pamlinux-pam
Library
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux-pamoss-projectOperating Systems
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06f882f30092a39a1db867c9744b2ca8d60e4ad6
git.altlinux.org
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
lists.vmware.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/3
openwall.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 24, 2011
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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