Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 26, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-27743

Description

libtac in pam_tacplus through 1.5.1 lacks a check for a failure of RAND_bytes()/RAND_pseudo_bytes(). This could lead to use of a non-random/predictable session_id.

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Affected products

pam_tacplus/libtacdescription
pam_tacplus/pam_tacplusllm-fuzzy
Range: <=1.5.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/kravietz/pam_tacplus/pull/163nvdThird Party Advisory
tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8907nvdTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

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