CVE-2026-48984

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.74.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 4.7 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 96% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
4.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.1%CVSS: 4.7Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. In versions 0.9.1 and below, the xfree() memory release helper in calls free() without first zeroing the buffer contents, releasing heap-allocated buffers containing sensitive data — including one-time pad bytes read from disk — without clearing, leaving the sensitive content in freed heap memory until it happens to be overwritten by a subsequent allocation. On a system where a use-after-free condition exists, or where a heap inspection primitive becomes available, this could allow recovery of pad values or other authentication material from freed memory regions. This is a defence-in-depth requirement consistent with prior hardening work in this codebase (GHSA-vx6f-rrqr-j87c applied explicit_bzero to some pad paths; this issue generalises the pattern to the central deallocation helper).

CVSS v3
4.7
EG Score
4.7MEDIUMmedium confidence
EG Risk
26
EG Risk 26/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity47% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
EPSS PROB
0.1%
EPSS %ILE
3rd
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 18, 2026

Last Modified

June 22, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 18, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_release.
githubMentions a patch (unverified)

xfree() does not call explicit_bzero — sensitive cryptographic material may linger in freed heap · Advisory · mcdope/pam_usb · GitHub

https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/security/advisories/GHSA-rmp6-wfrq-wrrc
github_release Patch Available

0.9.2 — Security Hardening Release

Patch available: mcdope/pam_usb 0.9.2

https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb/releases/tag/0.9.2

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-48984?
CVE-2026-48984 is a medium vulnerability published on June 18, 2026. pamusb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary removable media. In versions 0.9.1 and below, the xfree() memory release helper in calls free() without first zeroing the buffer contents, releasing heap-allocated buffers containing sensitive data — including one-time pad bytes read…
When was CVE-2026-48984 disclosed?
CVE-2026-48984 was first published on June 18, 2026, with the most recent update on June 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-48984 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-48984 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (3rd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-48984?
CVE-2026-48984 has a CVSS base score of 4.7 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-48984?
A fix for CVE-2026-48984 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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