CVE-2024-22365
Publication date 17 January 2024
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| pam | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 1.4.0-11ubuntu2.4
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 1.3.1-5ubuntu4.7
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2.3+esm5
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm4
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6588-1
- PAM vulnerability
- 17 January 2024
- USN-6588-2
- PAM vulnerability
- 26 March 2024