vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-27780: Linux-PAM: Authentication bypass
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 7, 2020 | Dec 7, 2020 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 7, 2020
Added
Dec 7, 2020
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Linux-Pam in versions prior to 1.5.1 in the way it handle empty passwords for non-existing users. When the user doesn't exist PAM try to authenticate with root and in the case of an empty password it successfully authenticate.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-libs-pam
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