Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-959-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Denis Excoffier discovered that the PAM MOTD module in Ubuntu did not correctly handle path permissions when creating user file stamps.
A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privilieges.
Affected
pam vulnerability on Ubuntu 9.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-0832 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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