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CVE-2010-3430

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.34%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2011-01-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2010-3430
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.7
EPSS
0.34%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The privilege-dropping implementation in the (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 does not perform the required setfsgid and setgroups system calls, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging unintended group permissions, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-3435.