CVE catalog

CVE-2010-0832

pam: CVE-2010-0832

Severity: Low
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.95% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	pam	sid	`1.7.0-8`	not affected
Debian	pam	forky	`1.7.0-8`	not affected
Debian	pam	trixie	`1.7.0-5`	not affected
Debian	pam	bookworm	`1.5.2-6+deb12u2`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pam	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pam	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pam	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pam	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libpam0g]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam0g-dev]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam-doc]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam-modules]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam-modules-bin]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam-runtime]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:53 PM UTC

References

[https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0832]

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS]