CVE-2020-27780 | BDVDB-2026-146174 Detail

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A flaw was found in Linux-Pam in versions prior to 1.5.1 in the way it handle empty passwords for non-existing users. When the user doesn't exist PAM try to authenticate with root and in the case of an empty password it successfully authenticate.

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1. Version 12020-12-17Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22024-08-04Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.