FKIE_CVE-2026-48982

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-18 20:16 - Updated: 2026-06-22 18:16
Severity
5.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Summary
pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. In versions prior to 0.9.2, when updating a one-time pad file, a temporary file is created using open() without the O_EXCL flag. Without O_EXCL, the create operation is not atomic: two concurrent processes racing to update the same pad may both succeed in opening the file, with the second write silently overwriting the first. The one-time pad is the core replay-prevention mechanism of pam_usb. A successful race could result in the stored pad value diverging from what either process expected, potentially causing authentication failures or, in a precisely timed attack, creating a window for pad reuse. This issue has been fixed in version 0.9.2.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/releases/tag/0.9.2
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/security/advisories/GHSA-hxh6-9574-5vp6
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-22T18:16:40.167",
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