Link Following Affecting pam-u2f package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-PAMU2F-349124
  • published4 Jun 2019
  • disclosed4 Jun 2019

Introduced: 4 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-12209  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:18.04 pam-u2f.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pam-u2f package and not the pam-u2f package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Yubico pam-u2f 1.0.7 attempts parsing of the configured authfile (default $HOME/.config/Yubico/u2f_keys) as root (unless openasuser was enabled), and does not properly verify that the path lacks symlinks pointing to other files on the system owned by root. If the debug option is enabled in the PAM configuration, part of the file contents of a symlink target will be logged, possibly revealing sensitive information.