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
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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",
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"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."
},
{
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"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": [
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"version": "< 0.8.7",
"status": "affected"
}
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"metrics": {
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
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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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"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/security/advisories/GHSA-j8cq-2gv6-gfwf",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}