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pam: pam_xauth: Does not check if certain ACL file is a regular file

🗓️ 01 Nov 2010 19:45:00Reported by RedHatType 
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Pam_xauth check_acl does not verify the ACL file is a regular file, possibly enabling local denial of service via a special file.

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