CVE-2016-4422 (GCVE-0-2016-4422)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-06 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:32
VLAI
Summary
The pam_sm_authenticate function in pam_sshauth.c in libpam-sshauth might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication or gain privileges via a system user account.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3567 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream/ltsp/… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2016-05-04 00:00
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