debian · CVE-2008-1946

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Priority: not yet assigned Published: Updated: Sun, 05 Jul 2026 03:42:00 GMT

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CVE-2008-1946 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (coreutils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

Description:

The default configuration of su in /etc/pam.d/su in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 allows local users to gain the privileges of a (1) locked or (2) expired account by entering the account name on the command line, related to improper use of the pam_succeed_if.so module.

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