Finit is a fast init for Linux systems. Versions starting from 3.0-rc1 and prior to version 4.11 bundle an implementation of getty for the `tty` configuration directive that can bypass `/bin/login`, i.e., a user can log in as any user without authentication. This issue has been patched in version 4.11.
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Description Finit is a fast init for Linux systems. Versions starting from 3.0-rc1 and prior to version 4.11 bundle an implementation of getty for the `tty` configuration directive that can bypass `/bin/login`, i.e., a user can log in as any user without authentication. This issue has been patched in version 4.11.
Title Finit bundled getty can bypass /bin/login
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2025-04-29T22:17:47.228Z

Updated: 2025-04-29T22:17:47.228Z

Reserved: 2025-03-12T13:42:22.134Z

Link: CVE-2025-29906

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-04-29T23:16:04.393

Modified: 2025-04-29T23:16:04.393

Link: CVE-2025-29906

cve-icon Redhat

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