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pam: DoS/user enumeration due to blocking pipe in pam_unix module

🗓️ 18 Aug 2015 18:45:27Reported by RedHatType 
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pam_unix flaw may cause denial of service or user enumeration via blocking pipe with large passwords.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux6ppc64pam0:1.1.1-20.el6_7.1pam-0:1.1.1-20.el6_7.1.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6s390pam0:1.1.1-20.el6_7.1pam-0:1.1.1-20.el6_7.1.s390.rpm
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux6x86_64pam0:1.1.1-20.el6_7.1pam-0:1.1.1-20.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6anypam0:1.1.1-20.el6_7.1.i686pam-0:1.1.1-20.el6_7.1.i686.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64lepam0:1.1.8-12.ael7b_1.1pam-0:1.1.8-12.ael7b_1.1.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppcpam0:1.1.8-12.el7_1.1pam-0:1.1.8-12.el7_1.1.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64pam0:1.1.8-12.el7_1.1pam-0:1.1.8-12.el7_1.1.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7s390pam0:1.1.8-12.el7_1.1pam-0:1.1.8-12.el7_1.1.s390.rpm
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6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 25.8
CVSS 36.5
EPSS0.02705
CWE-770
pam unixdenial of serviceuser enumerationblocking pipeunix run helper
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