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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

Published Oct 13, 2000

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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Remediation

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Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 13, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 14, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0378
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2000-0378
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2000-0378