CVE-2010-4706

CVE-2010-4706 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the pam_xauth module of Linux-PAM versions 1.1.2 and earlier. A flaw in the pam_sm_close_session function's handling of target UID determination failures could allow a local attacker to delete unintended files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with a high impact on availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.