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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | pam_usb: getenv() used in PAM context allows environment variable injection into local-check logic | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-454 CWE-807 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-06-18T19:26:05.340Z
Reserved: 2026-05-26T23:26:07.974Z
Link: CVE-2026-48980
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