Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in libpam-sshauth's pam_sm_authenticate Function

Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in libpam-sshauth's pam_sm_authenticate Function

CVE-2016-4422 · CRITICAL Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The pam_sm_authenticate function in pam_sshauth.c in libpam-sshauth might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication or gain privileges via a system user account.

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