Description
pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using removable media. Prior to version 0.9.3, src/local.c reads XRDP_SESSION with plain getenv(3) at the head of pusb_local_login while every other env consumer in the same function uses secure_getenv(3). When pam_usb.so loads into a setuid PAM host, the calling user controls the environment passed in. Clearing XRDP_SESSION before invoking the host bypasses the explicit XRDP-deny rule. Other remote-detection signals (rmsvc, evdev, loginctl, utmp) may still catch the session, but the env-based detection alone is defeated. This issue has been patched in version 0.9.3.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 11, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 13, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred