| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to pam
announced via advisory MDVSA-2010:220.
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in pam:
The pam_xauth module did not verify the return values of the setuid()
and setgid() system calls. A local, unprivileged user could use this
flaw to execute the xauth command with root privileges and make it
read an arbitrary input file (CVE-2010-3316).
The pam_mail module used root privileges while accessing users'
files. In certain configurations, a local, unprivileged user could
use this flaw to obtain limited information about files or directories
that they do not have access to (CVE-2010-3435).
The pam_namespace module executed the external script namespace.init
with an unchanged environment inherited from an application calling
PAM. In cases where such an environment was untrusted (for example,
when pam_namespace was configured for setuid applications such as su
or sudo), a local, unprivileged user could possibly use this flaw to
escalate their privileges (CVE-2010-3853).
Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance
Program. Please visit this link to learn more:
http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?cPath=149&products_id=490
The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
Affected: 2009.0, 2009.1, 2010.0, 2010.1, Enterprise Server 5.0
Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2010:220
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score:
6.9
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