PAM-PKCS#11 vulnerable to authentication bypass with default value for `cert_policy` (`none`)
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DLA-4058-1 | pam-pkcs11 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5864-1 | pam-pkcs11 security update |
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EUVD-2025-3602 | PAM-PKCS#11 is a Linux-PAM login module that allows a X.509 certificate based user login. Prior to version 0.6.13, if cert_policy is set to none (the default value), then pam_pkcs11 will only check if the user is capable of logging into the token. An attacker may create a different token with the user's public data (e.g. the user's certificate) and a PIN known to the attacker. If no signature with the private key is required, then the attacker may now login as user with that created token. The default to *not* check the private key's signature has been changed with commit commi6638576892b59a99389043c90a1e7dd4d783b921, so that all versions starting with pam_pkcs11-0.6.0 should be affected. As a workaround, in `pam_pkcs11.conf`, set at least `cert_policy = signature;`. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7363-1 | PAM-PKCS#11 vulnerabilities |
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Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.712% probability within 30 days)
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| Description | PAM-PKCS#11 is a Linux-PAM login module that allows a X.509 certificate based user login. Prior to version 0.6.13, if cert_policy is set to none (the default value), then pam_pkcs11 will only check if the user is capable of logging into the token. An attacker may create a different token with the user's public data (e.g. the user's certificate) and a PIN known to the attacker. If no signature with the private key is required, then the attacker may now login as user with that created token. The default to *not* check the private key's signature has been changed with commit commi6638576892b59a99389043c90a1e7dd4d783b921, so that all versions starting with pam_pkcs11-0.6.0 should be affected. As a workaround, in `pam_pkcs11.conf`, set at least `cert_policy = signature;`. | |
| Title | PAM-PKCS#11 vulnerable to authentication bypass with default value for `cert_policy` (`none`) | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-287 | |
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