USN-959-2: PAM vulnerability
Publication date
25 October 2010
Overview
Gain root by following symlinks.
Releases
Packages
- pam - Pluggable Authentication Modules
Details
USN-959-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PAM. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 10.10.
Original advisory details:
Denis Excoffier discovered that the PAM MOTD module in Ubuntu did
not correctly handle path permissions when creating user file stamps.
A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privilieges.
USN-959-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PAM. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 10.10.
Original advisory details:
Denis Excoffier discovered that the PAM MOTD module in Ubuntu did
not correctly handle path permissions when creating user file stamps.
A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privilieges.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.10 maverick | libpam-modules – 1.1.1-4ubuntu2 | ||
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