Linux PAM modules allow local users to gain root access using temporary files.
Priority LOW 28Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Linux PAM modules allow local users to gain root access using temporary files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00327 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0342
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wj7f-g2gj-72xg
References
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More Pam vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01183 PAM 0.76 treats a disabled password as if it were an empty (null) password, which allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-02809 The SELinux version of PAM before 0.78 r3 allows local users to perform brute force… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-1999-0342 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0342 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wj7f-g2gj-72xg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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