CVE-2021-31924

MEDIUM
Published May 26, 20215y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.8 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 26, 2021 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Yubico pam-u2f before 1.1.1 has a logic issue that, depending on the pam-u2f configuration and the application used, could lead to a local PIN bypass. This issue does not allow user presence (touch) or cryptographic signature verification to be bypassed, so an attacker would still need to physically possess and interact with the YubiKey or another enrolled authenticator. If pam-u2f is configured to require PIN authentication, and the application using pam-u2f allows the user to submit NULL as the PIN, pam-u2f will attempt to perform a FIDO2 authentication without PIN. If this authentication is successful, the PIN requirement is bypassed.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.8
Exploitability
0.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Physical
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-287 Improper Authentication Authentication

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
yubicopam-u2f* <1.1.1
fedoraprojectfedora34any
fedoraprojectfedora35any

References 5

  • developers.yubico.com https://developers.yubico.com/pam-u2f/
    ProductVendor Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CRBVOZEMVO72FV4Z5O4GBGSURXHWRGD3/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IL3I5AKECLMK4ADLLACLOEF7H5CMNDP2/
  • security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-11
    Third Party Advisory
  • yubico.com https://www.yubico.com/support/security-advisories/ysa-2021-03
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.