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CVE-2010-0832

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Published: Jul 12, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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6.9
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Canonical
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ubuntu Linux
Version 10.04
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ubuntu Linux
Version 9.10

Related CWEs

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (18)

Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Exploit
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Source: security@ubuntu.com
ExploitPatch
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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