CVE-2009-3232 - CVE House

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Status published Critical CVE-2009-3232

pam-auth-update for PAM, as used in Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.4,...

9.3 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

pam-auth-update for PAM, as used in Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.4, and Debian GNU/Linux, does not properly handle an "empty selection" for system authentication modules in certain rare configurations, which causes any attempt to be successful and allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

canonical

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Affected Software

ubuntu linux

Vulnerable Versions:

8.10, 9.04

Timeline

Official Publish: September 17th, 2009

Last Modified: August 7th, 2024

Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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