{"cve":"CVE-2010-3316","nvd":{"published":"2011-01-24T18:00:01.847","modified":"2026-06-16T23:22:34.290","status":"Modified","description":"The run_coprocess function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth 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 pam_xauth PAM check.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06f882f30092a39a1db867c9744b2ca8d60e4ad6","http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/16/2","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/3","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/21/8"],"products":["linux-pam:linux-pam"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:57:56.749847046+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-3316","score":0.00363,"percentile":0.30152,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}