CVE-2009-0579

Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc...

4.6 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Record: CVE-2009-0579
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-0579
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-0583 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-0583
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hm9c-qrxw-gvc3 No score

Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc...

Record: GHSA-hm9c-qrxw-gvc3
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2009-0579
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0579 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0579
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linux-pam

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pam` Debian:12	before 1.0.1-10	1.0.1-10
`pam` Debian:13	before 1.0.1-10	1.0.1-10
`pam` Debian:14	before 1.0.1-10	1.0.1-10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-0579 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Linux-pam, published April 16, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in pam 1.0.1-10.

References

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