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Diffstat (limited to 'modules/pam_unix/unix_update.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | modules/pam_unix/unix_update.c | 13 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/modules/pam_unix/unix_update.c b/modules/pam_unix/unix_update.c index f54a59ce..702912d0 100644 --- a/modules/pam_unix/unix_update.c +++ b/modules/pam_unix/unix_update.c @@ -71,11 +71,14 @@ set_password(const char *forwho, const char *shadow, const char *remember) goto done; } - /* does pass agree with the official one? - we always allow change from null pass */ - retval = helper_verify_password(forwho, pass, 1); - if (retval != PAM_SUCCESS) { - goto done; + /* If real caller uid is not root we must verify that + received old pass agrees with the current one. + We always allow change from null pass. */ + if (getuid()) { + retval = helper_verify_password(forwho, pass, 1); + if (retval != PAM_SUCCESS) { + goto done; + } } /* first, save old password */ |