USN-7806-1: PAM/U2F vulnerability

Publication date

6 October 2025

Overview

PAM/U2F could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.


Packages

  • pam-u2f - A module that implements PAM over U2F and FIDO2

Details

It was discovered that PAM/U2F could allow for authentication bypass in
some configurations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

It was discovered that PAM/U2F could allow for authentication bypass in
some configurations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 LTS noble libpam-u2f –  1.1.0-1.1+deb12u1build0.24.04.1
pamu2fcfg –  1.1.0-1.1+deb12u1build0.24.04.1
22.04 LTS jammy libpam-u2f –  1.1.0-1.1+deb12u1build0.22.04.1
pamu2fcfg –  1.1.0-1.1+deb12u1build0.22.04.1
20.04 LTS focal libpam-u2f –  1.0.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
pamu2fcfg –  1.0.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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