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CVE-2010-4706

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.9 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS score
0.4% (31th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2010-4671)
Published
January 24, 2011
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4671 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam
  • linux-pam / linux-pam

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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