CVE-2026-48792

Summary

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.9.1, src/evdev.c silently ignores EACCES errors when opening /dev/input/event* nodes, causing pusb_has_virtual_input_device() to return 0 (no virtual devices found) even when every open() call failed due to insufficient permissions. The caller in src/local.c cannot distinguish a clean absence of virtual devices from a permission-denied scan, and acts on the false negative by continuing authentication without denying. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.1.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
mcdopepam_usb< 0.9.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-390: CWE-390: Detection of Error Condition Without Action
  • CWE-693: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References