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CVE-2026-44710

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Description

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.8.7, src/device.c passed the return values of udisks_drive_get_serial(), udisks_drive_get_vendor(), and udisks_drive_get_model() directly to strcmp() without NULL checks. The GIO/UDisks API documentation states these accessors can return NULL for devices that do not expose the corresponding field. Passing NULL to strcmp() is undefined behaviour (typically a SIGSEGV). This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.7.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.6 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-27 21:16:17.947000
Last modified
2026-10-26 12:10:00.130000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-44710",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-27T21:16:17.947",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T12:10:00.130",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.8.7, src/device.c passed the return values of udisks_drive_get_serial(), udisks_drive_get_vendor(), and udisks_drive_get_model() directly to strcmp() without NULL checks. The GIO/UDisks API documentation states these accessors can return NULL for devices that do not expose the corresponding field. Passing NULL to strcmp() is undefined behaviour (typically a SIGSEGV). This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.7."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "pam_usb proporciona autenticación de hardware para Linux utilizando medios extraíbles ordinarios. Antes de 0.8.7, src/device.c pasaba los valores de retorno de udisks_drive_get_serial(), udisks_drive_get_vendor() y udisks_drive_get_model() directamente a strcmp() sin comprobaciones de NULL. La documentación de la API de GIO/UDisks indica que estos accesores pueden devolver NULL para dispositivos que no exponen el campo correspondiente. Pasar NULL a strcmp() es un comportamiento indefinido (típicamente un SIGSEGV). Esta vulnerabilidad está corregida en 0.8.7."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "mcdope",
          "product": "pam_usb",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "< 0.8.7",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "baseScore": 4.6,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "PHYSICAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
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  "weaknesses": [
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/security/advisories/GHSA-j8cq-2gv6-gfwf",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}