CVE catalog

CVE-2009-3232

pam: CVE-2009-3232

Severity: Medium
Published: Sep 17, 2009, 10:30:01 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 4.61% · Oct 25, 2026

pam-auth-update for PAM, as used in Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.4, and Debian GNU/Linux, does not properly handle an "empty selection" for system authentication modules in certain rare configurations, which causes any attempt to be successful and allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	pam	sid	`1.7.0-8`	fixed
Debian	pam	forky	`1.7.0-8`	fixed
Debian	pam	trixie	`1.7.0-5`	fixed
Debian	pam	bookworm	`1.5.2-6+deb12u2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pam	source	sid	`1.0.1-10`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[519927]
Debian	pam	source	forky	`1.0.1-10`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[519927]
Debian	pam	source	trixie	`1.0.1-10`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[519927]
Debian	pam	source	bookworm	`1.0.1-10`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[519927]

[Debian bug #519927]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libpam0g]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
[libpam0g-dev]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
[libpam-doc]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
[libpam-modules]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
[libpam-modules-bin]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
[libpam-runtime]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm; dsa · pam · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libpam0g]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.7.0-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · 13
- 1.7.0-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · 13
[libpam0g-dev]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.7.0-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · 13
- 1.7.0-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · 13
[libpam-doc]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.7.0-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · 13
- 1.7.0-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · 13
[libpam-modules]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.7.0-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · 13
- 1.7.0-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · 13
[libpam-modules-bin]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.7.0-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · 13
- 1.7.0-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · 13
[libpam-runtime]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.7.0-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · 13
- 1.7.0-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0.1-10
  dsa · pam · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:39 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]