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Medium · 4.2 CVE-2026-55167 EUVD-2026-101595

LDAP Account Manager: WebAuthn authentication challenge is kept in the PHP session

Published Oct 14, 2026 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

LDAP Account Manager (LAM) is a webfrontend for managing entries (e.g. users, groups, DHCP settings) stored in an LDAP directory. Prior to 9.6, installations with WebAuthn two-factor authentication leave the challenge in the same PHP session after the authentication response is processed. A user who has already completed valid password authentication can therefore retain the same signed WebAuthn ceremony state instead of consuming it once. The practical risk is limited by the requirement for a valid password, the same PHP session, and a valid authenticator signature. This issue is fixed in version 9.6.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
LDAPAccountManager lam < 9.6 —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 ldap-account-manager 9.6-1 —
Debian 13 ldap-account-manager No fix yet —
Debian 12 ldap-account-manager No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ldap-account-manager No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ldap-account-manager No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ldap-account-manager No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ldap-account-manager No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ldap-account-manager No fix yet —
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ldap-account-manager No fix yet —

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