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CVE-2020-27780
A flaw was found in Linux-Pam in versions prior to 1.5.1 in the way it handle empty passwords for non-existing users.
Impact
A flaw was found in Linux-Pam in versions prior to 1.5.1 in the way it handle empty passwords for non-existing users. When the user doesn't exist PAM try to authenticate with root and in the case of an empty password it successfully authenticate.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux-Pam | Linux-Pam | from 1.5.0 before 1.5.1 |