pam: pam_xauth missing return value checks from setuid() and similar calls

The runcoprocess function in pamxauth.c in the pamxauth module in Linux-PAM aka pam before 1.1.2 does not check the return values of the setuid, setgid, and setgroups system calls, which might allow local users to read arbitrary files by executing a program that relies on the pamxauth PAM check...

rpm: fails to drop SUID/SGID bits on package upgrade

lib/fsm.c in RPM 4.8.0 and unspecified 4.7.x and 4.6.x versions, and RPM before 4.4.3, does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during replacement of the file in an RPM package upgrade, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable 1...

DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2768

dpkg 1.9.21 does not properly reset the metadata of a file during replacement of the file in a package upgrade, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable 1 setuid file, 2 setgid file, or 3 device, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059...

kernel: open() call allows setgid bit when user is not in new file's group

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable...

kernel: open() call allows setgid bit when user is not in new file's group

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable...

kernel: remove SUID when splicing into an inode

The genericfilesplicewrite function in fs/splice.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified...

kernel: open() call allows setgid bit when user is not in new file's group

fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact, by creating an executable...

util-linux (u)mount doesn't drop privileges properly when calling helpers

mount and umount in util-linux and loop-aes-utils call the setuid and setgid functions in the wrong order and do not check the return values, which might allow attackers to gain privileges via helpers such as mount.nfs...

Sun Solaris dtmail contains a format string vulnerability

Overview A vulnerability in the way dtmail handles command-line arguments could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description The dtmail program is a mail user agent MUA for the Common Desktop Environment CDE. It provides a graphical user interface for reading, sending, and managing...

DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0740

Buffer overflow in slrnpull for the SLRN package, when installed setuid or setgid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long -d SPOOLDIR argument...

CVE-2001-0488

This CVE concerns HP-UX 10.x where the pcltotiff utility has setgid permissions (sgid bin) to read fonts, allowing local users to cause denial of service. The root cause is insecure sgid settings on /opt/sharedprint/bin/pcltotiff, as described in HP advisory HPSBUX0104-149. Impact is local DoS; n...

CVE-2001-0488

pcltotiff in HP-UX 10.x has unnecessary set group id permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service...

PT-2010-5671 · Linux +1 · Linux-Pam +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux-PAM versions prior to 1.1.2 Description: The issue is related to the run coprocess function in pam xauth.c in the pam xauth module, which does not check the return values of the setuid, setgid, and setgroups system calls. This might all...