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CVE-2020-27780

pam: authentication bypass when the user doesn't exist and root password is blank

Publicada Modificada CWE 287
En la Trivy database desde, como mínimo, el 24 oct 2026, 07:11 UTCNo consta cuándo entró antes de ese build.

Severidad por fuente

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Descripción

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.

Paquetes afectados y versiones corregidas

FuentePaqueteCorregido en
CBL-Mariner 1.0pam0:1.5.1-2.cm1
alpine 3.13linux-pam1.5.1
alpine 3.14linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.15linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.16linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.17linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.18linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.19linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.20linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.21linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.22linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.23linux-pam1.5.1-r0
Mostrar las 16 entradas de 16 fuentes
FuentePaqueteCorregido en
CBL-Mariner 1.0pam0:1.5.1-2.cm1
alpine 3.13linux-pam1.5.1
alpine 3.14linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.15linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.16linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.17linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.18linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.19linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.20linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.21linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.22linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.23linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine 3.24linux-pam1.5.1-r0
alpine edgelinux-pam1.5.1-r0
root.io alpine 3.18rootio-linux-pam1.5.1-r0
root.io alpine 3.19rootio-linux-pam1.5.1-r0

Referencias

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