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pam_console PAM module in Linux systems allows a user to access the system console and reboot the system when a display manager such as gdm or kdm has XDMCP enabled.
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2022-02-06
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4.48%
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2022-02-13
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4.48%
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2022-04-03
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4.48%
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2022-12-25
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4.48%
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2023-01-01
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4.48%
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2023-02-26
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4.48%
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2023-03-12
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0.81%
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2023-03-26
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0.82%
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2023-07-02
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0.82%
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2024-02-11
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0.82%
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2024-04-07
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0.82%
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2024-06-02
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0.82%
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2024-12-08
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0.82%
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2024-12-22
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0.71%
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2025-02-16
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0.71%
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2025-01-19
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0.71%
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2025-02-16
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0.71%
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2025-03-18
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4.09%
2025-03-18
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1513/info
There is a vulnerability in the Linux pam_console module that could allow an attacker to remotely reboot the workstation or perform other actions limited to local users.
If a workstation is configured to use a display manager (xdm, gdm, kdm, etc.) AND has XDMCP enabled, it is possible for a user who logs in remotely to use Xnest -query to log in on display :1, which is recognized as the system console. This vulnerability is only present if the workstation is running a graphical login manager such as gdm or kdm.
This description of how to replicate the problem was posted to RedHat's Bugzilla bug-tracking system by bkw1a@virginia.edu:
1. ssh into the server, allowing ssh to establish a secure forwarded X connection. If no one else is using display number 0, you'll end up with a DISPLAY value of "host:0.0".
2. Invoke "Xnest -query localhost" on the remote machine.
3. Log in, starting a Gnome session.
4. From the Gnome panel, select "logout". You'll be presented with the option of shutting down or rebooting the server.
Another description, this one from Andreas Hasenack <andreas@conectiva.com.br>:
1. login remotely (X -broadcast) (have gdm, kdm, whatever running with XDMCP enabled somewhere)
2. after login, start Xnest with -broadcast again, for example
3. login again, now you will be using display :1
4. this is treated as a console user, and commands only available to console users can be run, such as reboot.
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Michael_k._johnson>>Pam_console >> Version 0.66
Michael_k._johnson>>Pam_console >> Version 0.72_unpatched