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GHSA-PCMW-6HXC-HQMX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-06 09:31 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:31

Details

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.

Severity ?

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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  "modified": "2025-11-03T21:31:00Z",
  "published": "2024-02-06T09:31:38Z",
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CVE-2024-22365 (GCVE-0-2024-22365)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-06 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 18:08

Summary

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.

Severity ?

5.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

Tags

	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/t…
	https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/commit/031…

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GHSA-PCMW-6HXC-HQMX

CVE-2024-22365 (GCVE-0-2024-22365)

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