CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1147

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before version 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could expose one user's credentials to a different user when certain PAM modules like pam_limits are used.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that user credentials may be inadvertently exposed to other users, potentially leading to unauthorized access to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the util-linux package to version 2.11 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS