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CVE-2000-0378

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CVE-2000-0378

Published: Oct 13, 2000

Modified: Aug 8, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The pam_console PAM module in Linux systems performs a chown on various devices upon a user login, but an open file descriptor for those devices can be maintained after the user logs out, which allows that user to sniff activity on these devices when subsequent users log in.

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References

20000502 pam_console bug
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