Description
Yubico pam-u2f before 1.1.1 has a logic issue that, depending on the pam-u2f configuration and the application used, could lead to a local PIN bypass. This issue does not allow user presence (touch) or cryptographic signature verification to be bypassed, so an attacker would still need to physically possess and interact with the YubiKey or another enrolled authenticator. If pam-u2f is configured to require PIN authentication, and the application using pam-u2f allows the user to submit NULL as the PIN, pam-u2f will attempt to perform a FIDO2 authentication without PIN. If this authentication is successful, the PIN requirement is bypassed.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pam-u2f | 1.1.0-1.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pam-u2f | 1.1.0-1.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | pam-u2f | 1.1.0-1.1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | pam_u2f | 1.1.1-1.3 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11145-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | pam-u2f | 1.1.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | pam-u2f | 1.1.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | pam-u2f | 1.1.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | pam-u2f | 1.1.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | pam-u2f | 1.1.1-r0 | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | pam-u2f | 1.1.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | pam-u2f | 1.1.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | pam-u2f | 1.1.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | pam-u2f | 1.1.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | pam-u2f | 1.1.1-r0 | — |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11145-1 pam_u2f-1.1.1-1.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://www.yubico.com/support/security-advisories/ysa-2021-03
- https://developers.yubico.com/pam-u2f/
- FEDORA-2021-a52d48b1c2 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-724f4733e9 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202208-11 vendor-advisory