PAM Implementation in util-linux Package Allows Credential Leakage

CVE-2001-1147 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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