CVE-2006-7108

login in util-linux-2.12a skips pam_acct_mgmt and chauth_tok when authentication is skipped, such as when a Kerberos krlogin session has been established, which might allow users to bypass intended access policies that would be enforced by pam_acct_mgmt and chauth_tok.

Published: 2007-03-04 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-7108 is rated Low Risk (23.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-7108

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.06% -1.22%
2 2022-02-04 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-7108

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 2.7 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-7108

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-7108

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2006-7108 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (util-linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-7108
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7108
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-7108 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (util-linux), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-7108

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2006-7108

  • Red Hat (2007-09-07T00:00:00)

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch. This flaw has been rated as having a low severity by the Red Hat Security Response Team. More information about this rating can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ This flaw is currently being tracked via the following bugs: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=231449 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=231448 The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 which are in maintenance mode.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-7108

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
andries_brouwer util-linux 2.12a cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.12a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-7108

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