CVE-2024-22365
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Feb 6, 2024
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 9, 2024
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-664 Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/3
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.6.0
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/commit/031bb5a5d0d950253b68138b498dc93be69a64cb
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00021.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-577017.html
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