Access Restriction Bypass Affecting linux-pam/linux-pam package, versions [,1.0.90)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LINUXPAMLINUXPAM-2318997
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed16 Apr 2009
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 16 Apr 2009

CVE-2009-0579  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade linux-pam/linux-pam to version 1.0.90 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Restriction Bypass. Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow, which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than specified.

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