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FKIE_CVE-2020-13881

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-06-06 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:53
Summary
In support.c in pam_tacplus 1.3.8 through 1.5.1, the TACACS+ shared secret gets logged via syslog if the DEBUG loglevel and journald are used.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/08/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/kravietz/pam_tacplus/commit/4a9852c31c2fd0c0e72fbb689a586aabcfb11cb0Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/kravietz/pam_tacplus/issues/149Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4521-1/Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/11705-security-advisory-50Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/08/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/kravietz/pam_tacplus/commit/4a9852c31c2fd0c0e72fbb689a586aabcfb11cb0Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/kravietz/pam_tacplus/issues/149Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/4521-1/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/11705-security-advisory-50Third Party Advisory

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:53:49.723",
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