# CVE-2001-1147: The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-06-25 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.

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## References

- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7266.php
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-009.shtml
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_034_shadow_txt.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3415
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/219175
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-084.php3

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