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ALT-PU-2020-3418-1

Package update linux-pam in branch sisyphus

Version1.5.1-alt1
Published2020-11-25
Max severityCRITICAL
Severity:

Closed issues (1)

CVE-2020-27780
CRITICAL9.8

A flaw was found in Linux-Pam in versions prior to 1.5.1 in the way it handle empty passwords for non-existing users. When the user doesn't exist PAM try to authenticate with root and in the case of an empty password it successfully authenticate.

Published: 2020-12-18Modified: 2024-11-21
CVSS 2.0CRITICAL 10.0
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS 3.xCRITICAL 9.8
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H