CVE-2010-0832 Information

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.

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/40512 http://twitter.com/jonoberheide/statuses/18009527979 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14273 http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Ubuntu-closes-root-hole-1034618.html http://www.osvdb.org/66116 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41465 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-959-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1747 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60194