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Red Hat update for pam
Secunia Advisory: SA25631
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Release Date: 2007-06-12
Popularity: 4,713 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
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CVE reference:CVE-2004-0813
CVE-2007-1716
Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for pam. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions.

For more information:
SA12498

Note: The way pam_console handled permissions of these files has been modified to disallow access. This change also required modifications to the cdrecord application.

Solution:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0465.html

Other References:
SA12498:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12498/

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