CVE-2026-48064

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.9.1, when a PAM service is configured with deny_remote=false in pam_usb (commonly done for display managers such as gdm-password or lightdm to bypass process/TTY heuristics for local sessions), the PAM_RHOST check in pusb_do_auth() is also skipped. PAM_RHOST is set by remote daemons (sshd, XDMCP servers) to identify the remote client address. Because the check is gated inside if (opts.deny_remote), a genuine remote XDMCP connection reaches the USB device authentication step instead of being rejected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.1.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

02 Jun 2026, 20:16

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References () https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/issues/348 - () https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/issues/348 -

27 May 2026, 20:16

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Information

Published : 2026-05-27 20:16

Updated : 2026-06-02 20:16


NVD link : CVE-2026-48064

Mitre link : CVE-2026-48064

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48064


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-863

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