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Release pam-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1 ALSA-2026:60224

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
linux

Research direction

The issue names no repository files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating how pam-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1 update metadata is represented, then review the listed affected packages and CVE-2026-54411. Done means the security update is recorded according to the repository's existing update process.

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Description

pam security update
Severity: Moderate
Description
Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) provide a system to set up authentication policies without the need to recompile programs to handle authentication.

Security Fix(es):

  • linux-pam: Plaintext password recovery via timing discrepancy in pam_userdb module (CVE-2026-54411)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected packages:
pam-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.i686
pam-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.x86_64
pam-devel-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.i686
pam-devel-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.x86_64
pam-docs-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.x86_64
pam-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.s390x
pam-devel-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.s390x
pam-docs-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.s390x
pam-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.ppc64le
pam-devel-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.ppc64le
pam-docs-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.ppc64le
pam-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.aarch64
pam-devel-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.aarch64
pam-docs-1.5.1-27.el9_8.1.aarch64

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