Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow, which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than specified.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0583 Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow, which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than specified.
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History

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:40:04.090Z

Reserved: 2009-02-13T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2009-0579

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-04-16T15:12:57.360

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-0579

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-02-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-0579 - Bugzilla

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