CVE-2006-7108

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-03-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

login in util-linux-2.12a skips pam_acct_mgmt and chauth_tok when authentication is skipped, such as when a Kerberos krlogin session has been established, which might allow users to bypass intended access policies that would be enforced by pam_acct_mgmt and chauth_tok.

Affected products

Andries Brouwer Util-Linux: 2.12a

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
http://secunia.com/advisories/25530
http://secunia.com/advisories/25692
http://secunia.com/advisories/25935
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-252.htm
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:111
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0235.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24321
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=177331
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1359
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9689
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098

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