CVE-2001-1147
The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password...
The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.
- Record
CVE-2001-1147- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.
- Record
CVE-2001-1147- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1128 No score
The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1128- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hc7f-gvfc-9wwx No score
The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password...
The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.
- Record
GHSA-hc7f-gvfc-9wwx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-1147 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Andries Brouwer Util-linux, published October 8, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
iss.net/security_center/static/7266.php
ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-009.shtml
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_034_shadow_txt.html
securityfocus.com/bid/3415
linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-084.php3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1147
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hc7f-gvfc-9wwx