PT-2015-6115
CVE-2015-3238
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Published
2015-07-05
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
6.5
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux-PAM versions prior to 1.2.1
Description
The issue allows local users to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service via a large password when the unix run helper binary function in the pam unix module is unable to directly access passwords.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.2.1, update to version 1.2.1 or later to resolve the issue.
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