CVE catalog
CVE-2025-29906
finit: CVE-2025-29906
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.22% · Oct 25, 2026
Finit is a fast init for Linux systems. Versions starting from 3.0-rc1 and prior to version 4.11 bundle an implementation of getty for the `tty` configuration directive that can bypass `/bin/login`, i.e., a user can log in as any user without authentication. This issue has been patched in version 4.11.
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 | finit | sid | 4.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian | finit | forky | 4.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian | finit | trixie | 4.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | finit | bookworm | 4.2-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | finit | source | sid | 4.11-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | finit | source | forky | 4.11-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | finit | source | trixie | 4.11-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | finit | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
Notes
[bookworm] finit: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [finit]Affected
Details (2)
4.2-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · finit · debian · bookworm; dsa · finit · debian · 12
4.2-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · finit · debian · bookworm; dsa · finit · debian · 12
- [finit-plugins]Affected
Source package: [finit]
Details (2)
4.2-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · finit · debian · bookworm; dsa · finit · debian · 12
4.2-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · finit · debian · bookworm; dsa · finit · debian · 12
- [finit-sysv]Affected
Source package: [finit]
Details (2)
4.2-1· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · finit · debian · bookworm; dsa · finit · debian · 12
4.2-1· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · finit · debian · bookworm; dsa · finit · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [finit]Fixed
Details (2)
4.12-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.11-1dsa · finit · debian · 13
4.12-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.11-1dsa · finit · debian · 13
- [finit-plugins]Fixed
Source package: [finit]
Details (2)
4.12-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.11-1dsa · finit · debian · 13
4.12-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.11-1dsa · finit · debian · 13
- [finit-sysv]Fixed
Source package: [finit]
Details (2)
4.12-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.11-1dsa · finit · debian · 13
4.12-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.11-1dsa · finit · debian · 13
Observed: