DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4707

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4707
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4707.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4707
Upstream
Published
2011-01-24T19:00:01Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:15:12Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The checkacl function in pamxauth.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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}