Cleartext Password Exposure in GNOME Keyring PAM Module
In GNOME Keyring before version 3.27.2, pam/gkr-pam-module.c mishandles user credentials by retaining the user's password in a session-child process spawned from the LightDM daemon. As a result, the password may remain accessible in process memory in cleartext beyond its intended use during authentication/session setup. The issue is specifically described as affecting the GNOME Keyring PAM module's handling of the user's password in the LightDM login flow.
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