CVE-2006-7108

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    CVE-2006-7108

    Published: 4 Mar 2007Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High