CVE-2024-22365
pam - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
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.
How to fix CVE-2024-22365
To remediate CVE-2024-22365, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/linux-pam—upgrade to 1.6.0-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.4.0-9+deb11u2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.4.0-9+deb11u2 or later
Is CVE-2024-22365 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.6.0-r0
- from 0, < 1.4.0-9+deb11u2
- from 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 |