National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-7108
Original release date:03/04/2007
Last revised:03/16/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
login in util-linux-2.12a skips pam_acct_mgmt and chauth_tok when authentication is skipped, such as when a Kerberos krlogin session has been established, which might allow users to bypass intended access policies that would be enforced by pam_acct_mgmt and chauth_tok.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
2.7
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides user account access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (09/07/2007)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
This flaw has been rated as having a low severity by the Red Hat Security Response Team. More information about this rating can be found here:
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
This flaw is currently being tracked via the following bugs:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=231449
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=231448
The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 which are in maintenance mode.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1359
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=177331
External Source: BID
Name: 24321
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2007:0235
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:111
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-252.htm
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25935
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25692
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25530
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25098
Type: Advisory
