Description

In OpenSC pam_pkcs11 before 0.6.13, pam_sm_authenticate() wrongly returns PAM_IGNORE in many error situations (such as an error triggered by a smartcard before login), allowing authentication bypass.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Last Modified :

2026-01-16T18:07:08.192Z

Source :

mitre
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-24531 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Opensc Project
  • Opensc
  • Pam Pkcs11
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-24531.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/3 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/7 cve-icon
https://github.com/OpenSC/pam_pkcs11/releases cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/OpenSC/pam_pkcs11/security/advisories/GHSA-7mf6-rg36-qgch cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24531 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24531 cve-icon
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/3 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
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