CVE-2026-48986

Katalog CVE

CVSS 4.7 · Medium EPSS 0,14%

Kerentanan Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop'). Skor CVSS 3.1 4.7 (Medium) menurut github.com.

Deskripsi (NVD)

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using removable media. In pam_usb 0.9.1 and earlier, usb_get_process_parent_id() can cause an infinite loop DoS because it does not initialize *ppid on failure. In pusb_local_login(), the same variable is reused as input and output in a process-tree while loop; if /proc/<pid>/stat cannot be read (for example, when an ancestor process exits during authentication), the PID is not updated and the loop does not terminate. This hangs the authenticating process (such as sudo, sshd, or login) until it is forcibly terminated. This issue has been fixed in version 0.9.2.

Rincian

Terbit di NVD

18 Juni 2026

Terakhir diubah

22 Juni 2026

Status NVD

Deferred

CVSS 3.1

4.7 (Medium), sumber github.com
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · uraikan di kalkulator

Jenis kelemahan (CWE)

CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

EPSS (30 hari)

0,14% peluang dieksploitasi; lebih tinggi dari 2,9% CVE lain

Produk dan versi terdampak

NVD belum mencantumkan data produk (CPE) untuk CVE ini. Produk yang terdampak biasanya disebut di deskripsi dan di advisory vendor pada daftar referensi.

Referensi dan perbaikan

• https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/releases/tag/0.9.2
• https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/security/advisories/GHSA-h28h-9hc3-v595