# CVE-2019-12210: In Yubico pam-u2f 1.0.7, when configured with debug and a custom debug log file is set using debug\_file, that file descriptor is not closed

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-06-04 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Yubico pam-u2f 1.0.7, when configured with debug and a custom debug log file is set using debug_file, that file descriptor is not closed when a new process is spawned. This leads to the file descriptor being inherited into the child process; the child process can then read from and write to it. This can leak sensitive information and also, if written to, be used to fill the disk or plant misinformation.

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## References

- https://developers.yubico.com/pam-u2f/Release_Notes.html
- https://github.com/Yubico/pam-u2f/commit/18b1914e32b74ff52000f10e97067e841e5fff62
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00018.html

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