Report: CVE-2026-48792 - pam_usb: pusb_has_virtual_input_device() silently discards EACCES, disabling rem...
CVE ID :CVE-2026-48792 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, src/evdev.c silently ignores EACCES errors when opening /dev/input/event* nodes, causing pusb_has_virtual_input_device() to return 0 (no virtual devices found) even when every open() call failed due to insufficient permissions. The caller in src/local.c cannot distinguish a clean absence of virtual devices from a permission-denied scan, and acts on the false negative by continuing authentication without denying. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.1. Severity: 4.4 | MEDIUM Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...