Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow, which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than specified.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 6.06 (SP), has pam packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - pam_namespace.c in the pam_namespace module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.3 uses the environment of     the invoking application or service during execution of the namespace.init script, which might allow local     users to gain privileges by running a setuid program that relies on the pam_namespace PAM check, as     demonstrated by the sudo program. (CVE-2010-3853)

  - pam_unix.so in Linux-PAM 0.99.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers to log into accounts whose password     hash, as stored in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow, has only two characters. (CVE-2007-0003)

  - Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow,     which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than     specified. (CVE-2009-0579)

  - The run_coprocess function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 does     not check the return values of the setuid, setgid, and setgroups system calls, which might allow local     users to read arbitrary files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check.
    (CVE-2010-3316)

  - The (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 use root privileges during     read access to files and directories that belong to arbitrary user accounts, which might allow local users     to obtain sensitive information by leveraging this filesystem activity, as demonstrated by a symlink     attack on the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory. (CVE-2010-3435)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 6.06, has pam packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - pam_namespace.c in the pam_namespace module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.3 uses the environment of     the invoking application or service during execution of the namespace.init script, which might allow local     users to gain privileges by running a setuid program that relies on the pam_namespace PAM check, as     demonstrated by the sudo program. (CVE-2010-3853)

  - pam_unix.so in Linux-PAM 0.99.7.0 allows context-dependent attackers to log into accounts whose password     hash, as stored in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow, has only two characters. (CVE-2007-0003)

  - Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow,     which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than     specified. (CVE-2009-0579)

  - The run_coprocess function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 does     not check the return values of the setuid, setgid, and setgroups system calls, which might allow local     users to read arbitrary files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check.
    (CVE-2010-3316)

  - The (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2 use root privileges during     read access to files and directories that belong to arbitrary user accounts, which might allow local users     to obtain sensitive information by leveraging this filesystem activity, as demonstrated by a symlink     attack on the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory. (CVE-2010-3435)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has pam packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - pam_unix.so in Linux-PAM 0.99.7.0 allows context-     dependent attackers to log into accounts whose password     hash, as stored in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow, has only     two characters. (CVE-2007-0003)

  - Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum     password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow,     which allows local users to bypass intended security     policy and change their passwords sooner than specified.
    (CVE-2009-0579)

  - The run_coprocess function in pam_xauth.c in the     pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.1.2     does not check the return values of the setuid, setgid,     and setgroups system calls, which might allow local     users to read arbitrary files by executing a program     that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check. (CVE-2010-3316)

  - The (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM     (aka pam) before 1.1.2 use root privileges during read     access to files and directories that belong to arbitrary     user accounts, which might allow local users to obtain     sensitive information by leveraging this filesystem     activity, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the     .pam_environment file in a user's home directory.
    (CVE-2010-3435)

  - pam_namespace.c in the pam_namespace module in Linux-PAM     (aka pam) before 1.1.3 uses the environment of the     invoking application or service during execution of the     namespace.init script, which might allow local users to     gain privileges by running a setuid program that relies     on the pam_namespace PAM check, as demonstrated by the     sudo program. (CVE-2010-3853)

  - The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive     method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it     easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute     force attack. (CVE-2013-7041)

  - Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in     pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-     PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create     arbitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a     .. (dot dot) in the (1) PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser     function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the check_tty function,     which is used by the format_timestamp_name function.
    (CVE-2014-2583)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Update to new minor upstream release. Minor security issue fixes and bug fixes.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
301209	NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.06 (SP) : pam Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2026-0005)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	high
266242	NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.06 : pam Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0213)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	high
129937	NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : pam Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0198)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	high
37813	Fedora 10 : pam-1.0.4-4.fc10 (2009-3204)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
36156	Fedora 9 : pam-1.0.4-4.fc9 (2009-3231)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium

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