Description

A flaw was found in the temporary user record that authd uses in the pre-auth NSS. As a result, a user login for the first time will be considered to be part of the root group in the context of that SSH session.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-06-16T11:37:12.230Z

Last Modified :

2025-06-17T17:27:04.238Z

Source :

canonical
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-5689 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Canonical
  • Authd
REFERENCES

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URL Resource
https://github.com/ubuntu/authd/security/advisories/GHSA-g8qw-mgjx-rwjr cve-icon cve-icon
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