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CVE ID:CVE-2010-4706
Description:The pam_sm_close_session function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly handle a failure to determine a certain target uid, which might allow local users to delete unintended files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check.
Test IDs: None available
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4706
BugTraq ID: 46045
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46045
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
XForce ISS Database: linuxpam-pamsmclosesession-weak-security(65035)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65035




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