CVE-2010-0832

Medium

Description

pam_motd (aka the MOTD module) in libpam-modules before 1.1.0-2ubuntu1.1 in PAM on Ubuntu 9.10 and libpam-modules before 1.1.1-2ubuntu5 in PAM on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .cache in a user's home directory, related to "user file stamps" and the motd.legal-notice file.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
ProductCanonical Ubuntu Linux
PublishedJul 12, 2010
First seenJul 12, 2010

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
canonical ubuntu_linux10.04, 9.10—

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