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pam_oath.so in oath-toolkit 2.6.7 through 2.6.11 before 2.6.12 allows root privilege escalation because in the context of PAM code running as root it mishandles usersfile access such as by calling fchown in the presence of a symlink.

🗓️ 09 Oct 2024 07:00:00Reported by MicrosoftType 
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pam_oath.so before 2.6.12 enables root privilege escalation from flawed usersfile handling in PAM.

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21 Feb 2026 10:02Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 3.17.1
EPSS0.00076
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