Description
pam_console does not properly restore ownership for certain console devices when there are multiple users logged into the console and one user logs out, which might allow local users to gain privileges.
Published: 2007-03-27
Score: 3.4 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-1710 pam_console does not properly restore ownership for certain console devices when there are multiple users logged into the console and one user logs out, which might allow local users to gain privileges.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:06:26.170Z

Reserved: 2007-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-1716

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-03-27T22:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-1716

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Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-1716 - Bugzilla

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