Instituto Nacional de ciberseguridad. Sección Incibe
Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad. Sección INCIBE-CERT

CVE-2026-48982

Gravedad CVSS v3.1:
MEDIA
Tipo:
CWE-362 Ejecución concurrente utilizando recursos compartidos con una incorrecta sincronización (Condición de carrera)
Fecha de publicación:
18/06/2026
Última modificación:
22/06/2026

Descripción

*** Pendiente de traducción *** pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. In versions prior to 0.9.2, when updating a one-time pad file, a temporary file is created using open() without the O_EXCL flag. Without O_EXCL, the create operation is not atomic: two concurrent processes racing to update the same pad may both succeed in opening the file, with the second write silently overwriting the first. The one-time pad is the core replay-prevention mechanism of pam_usb. A successful race could result in the stored pad value diverging from what either process expected, potentially causing authentication failures or, in a precisely timed attack, creating a window for pad reuse. This issue has been fixed in version 0.9.2.