Report: Essential Guide: CVE-2026-48064 - pam_usb: PAM_RHOST check skipped when deny_remote=false allows XDMCP authenticat...

Report: Essential Guide: CVE-2026-48064 - pam_usb: PAM_RHOST check skipped when deny_remote=false allows XDMCP authenticat...

CVE ID :CVE-2026-48064 Published : May 27, 2026, 8:16 p.m. | 1 hour, 7 minutes ago Description :pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. Prior to 0.9.1, when a PAM service is configured with deny_remote=false in pam_usb (commonly done for display managers such as gdm-password or lightdm to bypass process/TTY heuristics for local sessions), the PAM_RHOST check in pusb_do_auth() is also skipped. PAM_RHOST is set by remote daemons (sshd, XDMCP servers) to identify the remote client address. Because the check is gated inside if (opts.deny_remote), a genuine remote XDMCP connection reaches the USB device authentication step instead of being rejected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.1. Severity: 8.1 | HIGH Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

CVE Details

Severity
HIGH
Published
May 27, 2026
Affected Product: Linux
Attack Vector: local