CVE-2024-22365
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.09%pam - security update
Published: 2/6/2024Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
linux-pam (aka Linux PAM) before 1.6.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (blocked login process) via mkfifo because the openat call (for protect_dir) lacks O_DIRECTORY.
Affected packages (3)
- Alpine/linux-pamfrom 0, < 1.6.0-r0
- Debian/pamfrom 0, < 1.4.0-9+deb11u2
- Debian/pamfrom 0, < 1.4.0-9+deb11u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |