CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-44711

7.9 HIGH Published 2026-05-27 Modified 2026-10-26 Official page ↗
Status
Deferred
Published
2026-05-27
Last modified
2026-10-26
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.9 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-287, CWE-59

Description

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.8.7, symlink attacks on pad directory and pad files enable authentication bypass and root file corruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.7.

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References