Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting mcdope/pam_usb package, versions [,0.9.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MCDOPEPAMUSB-16964271
  • published28 May 2026
  • disclosed27 May 2026
  • creditmcdope

Introduced: 27 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-48065  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mcdope/pam_usb to version 0.9.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via unchecked integer multiplication in the conf.c process. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution or cause a denial of service by supplying a crafted configuration file that results in integer overflow and subsequent heap-based buffer overflow on 32-bit systems.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1