CVE-2018-9275

high

Description

In check_user_token in util.c in the Yubico PAM module (aka pam_yubico) 2.18 through 2.25, successful logins can leak file descriptors to the auth mapping file, which can lead to information disclosure (serial number of a device) and/or DoS (reaching the maximum number of file descriptors).

References

https://github.com/Yubico/yubico-pam/issues/136

https://github.com/Yubico/yubico-pam/commit/0f6ceabab0a8849b47f67d727aa526c2656089ba

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1088027

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-04-04

Updated: 2018-05-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Severity: High