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libpam-ssh — security advisory
The auth_via_key function in pam_ssh.c in pam_ssh before 1.92, when the allow_blank_passphrase option is disabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication restrictions and use private encryption keys requiring a blank passphrase by entering a non-blank passphrase.
- Products
- libpam-ssh
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.91.0-9.2
- CVEs
- CVE-2007-0844
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The auth_via_key function in pam_ssh.c in pam_ssh before 1.92, when the allow_blank_passphrase option is disabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication restrictions and use private encryption keys requiring a blank passphrase by entering a non-blank passphrase.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0844
libpam-ssh
Fixed versions: 1.91.0-9.2
libpam-ssh
Fixed versions: 1.91.0-9.2
Complete source record
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