Skip to content
CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.3 Medium

CVE-2026-48980

pam_usb: getenv() used in PAM context allows environment variable injection into local-check logic

Description

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using removable media. In versions prior to 0.9.2, getenv() environment variables XRDP_SESSION, DISPLAY and TMUX allow environment variable injection into local-check logic. These environment variables influence whether a current session is local or remote, and a PAM module that runs in the context of setuid binaries (sudo, su), getenv() returns attacker-controlled values whenever the process environment has been manipulated by a local user. This issue has been fixed in version 0.9.2.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

mcdope pam_usb

  • < 0.9.2affected

References