CVE-2009-0579

N/A Unknown

Published: April 16, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow, which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than specified.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/34728

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34733

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437