CVE-2006-7108
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-7108 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-03-04 22:19:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | login in util-linux-2.12a skips pam_acct_mgmt and chauth_tok when authentication is skipped, such as when a Kerberos krlogin session has been established, which might allow users to bypass intended access policies that would be enforced by pam_acct_mgmt and chauth_tok. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Andries Brouwer | Util-linux | 2.12a | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Util-linux Login Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Avaya Products util-linux Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Mandriva update for util-linux - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| rPath update for util-linux - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| ASA-2007-252 (RHSA-2007-0235) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | |
| 177331 – CVE-2006-7108 login omits pam_acct_mgmt & pam_chauthtok when authentication is skipped. | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:111 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1359 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | issues.rpath.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2007-09-07 | Mark J Cox | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch. This flaw has been rated as having a low severity by the Red Hat Security Response Team. More information about this rating can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ This flaw is currently being tracked via the following bugs: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=231449 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=231448 The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 which are in maintenance mode. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.