The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| andries_brouwer / util-linux | 2.10s | 2.10s.x |
| andries_brouwer / util-linux | 2.11f | 2.11f.x |
| andries_brouwer / util-linux | 2.11h | 2.11h.x |
| andries_brouwer / util-linux | 2.11i | 2.11i.x |
| andries_brouwer / util-linux | 2.11k | 2.11k.x |