# CVE-2019-7639: An issue was discovered in gsi-openssh-server 7.9p1 on Fedora 29.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-02-08 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in gsi-openssh-server 7.9p1 on Fedora 29. If PermitPAMUserChange is set to yes in the /etc/gsissh/sshd_config file, logins succeed with a valid username and an incorrect password, even though a failure entry is recorded in the /var/log/messages file.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1673802

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