CVE-2009-0579

Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow, which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than specified.

• CWE-264

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34728Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34733Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216Patch
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34728Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34733Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487216Patch
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisory

Published

Apr 16, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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