Race Condition Affecting mcdope/pam_usb package, versions [,0.9.0)
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- published28 May 2026
- disclosed27 May 2026
- creditmcdope
Introduced: 27 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-47270 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade mcdope/pam_usb to version 0.9.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Race Condition in the strtok process used by the deny_remote feature in multi-threaded environments. An attacker can cause incorrect access control decisions by triggering concurrent authentication attempts, leading to corruption of session data and environment variables.