CVE-2019-12209

Published Jun 4, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Yubico pam-u2f 1.0.7 attempts parsing of the configured authfile (default $HOME/.config/Yubico/u2f_keys) as root (unless openasuser was enabled), and does not properly verify that the path lacks symlinks pointing to other files on the system owned by root. If the debug option is enabled in the PAM configuration, part of the file contents of a symlink target will be logged, possibly revealing sensitive information.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-3854 Yubico pam-u2f 1.0.7 attempts parsing of the configured authfile (default $HOME/.config/Yubico/u2f_keys) as root (unless openasuser was enabled), and does not properly verify that the path lacks symlinks pointing to other files on the system owned by root. If the debug option is enabled in the PAM configuration, part of the file contents of a symlink target will be logged, possibly revealing sensitive information.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:17 PM
Reserved
May 20, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 4, 2019, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:14 AM