CVE-2025-29906
Finit bundled getty can bypass /bin/login
Summary
Finit bundled getty can bypass /bin/login
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-29906 finit
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-29906 finit
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- patch github.com