GHSA-8vwm-8vj8-rqjf
GitHub Security Advisory
User login denial of service in github.com/google/fscrypt
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Has CVE
Advisory Details
The PAM module for fscrypt doesn't adequately validate fscrypt metadata files, allowing users to create malicious metadata files that prevent other users from logging in. A local user can cause a denial of service by creating a fscrypt metadata file that prevents other users from logging into the system. We recommend upgrading to version 0.3.3 or above
Affected Packages
Go
github.com/google/fscrypt
Affected versions:
0
(fixed in 0.3.3)
Related CVEs
Key Information
5.0
/10
Dataset
Last updated: July 6, 2025 6:30 AM
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