Bug#879001: CVE-2017-12197: libpam4j: Account check bypass

[Raphael Hertzog]

Source: libpam4j
Version: 1.4-2
Severity: grave
Tags: security

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libpam4j.

CVE-2017-12197[0]: libpam4j: Account check bypass

PAM.authentication() does not call pam_acct_mgmt(). As a consequence, the
PAM account is not properly verified. Any user with a valid password but
with deactivated or disabled account is able to log in.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503103

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12197
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12197

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.



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