Fedora 32 : pam (2020-bd83344365)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 144091

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

fix CVE-2020-27780: authentication bypass when the user doesn't exist

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Solution

Update the affected pam package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-bd83344365

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 144091

File Name: fedora_2020-bd83344365.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/11/2020

Updated: 2/2/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-27780

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:32, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:pam

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/11/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-27780