CVE-2026-48982

pamusb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. In versions prior to 0.9.2, when updating a one-time pad file, a temporary file is created using open without the OEXCL flag. Without OEXCL, the create operation is not atomic: two concurrent processes racing to...

CVE-2026-48982 pam_usb: Missing O_EXCL on pad temp file creation allows concurrent update race

pamusb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. In versions prior to 0.9.2, when updating a one-time pad file, a temporary file is created using open without the OEXCL flag. Without OEXCL, the create operation is not atomic: two concurrent processes racing to...