CVE catalog

CVE-2020-36394

pam: CVE-2020-36394

Severity: Low
Published: Jun 22, 2021, 9:15:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.35% · Oct 25, 2026

pam_setquota.c in the pam_setquota module before 2020-05-29 for Linux-PAM allows local attackers to set their quota on an arbitrary filesystem, in certain situations where the attacker's home directory is a FUSE filesystem mounted under /home.

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`	not affected
Debian	pam	forky	`1.7.0-8`	not affected
Debian	pam	trixie	`1.7.0-5`	not affected
Debian	pam	bookworm	`1.5.2-6+deb12u2`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pam	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pam	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pam	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pam	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libpam0g]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam0g-dev]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam-doc]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam-modules]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam-modules-bin]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam-runtime]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:51:51 PM UTC

References

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