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GHSA-RW99-6HRH-FMJR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-07 18:31 – Updated: 2025-02-06 06:31

Details

A vulnerability was found in pam_access due to the improper handling of tokens in access.conf, interpreted as hostnames. This flaw allows attackers to bypass access restrictions by spoofing hostnames, undermining configurations designed to limit access to specific TTYs or services. The flaw poses a risk in environments relying on these configurations for local access control.

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2024-10963 (GCVE-0-2024-10963)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-07 16:02 – Updated: 2025-11-20 07:09

Summary

A flaw was found in pam_access, where certain rules in its configuration file are mistakenly treated as hostnames. This vulnerability allows attackers to trick the system by pretending to be a trusted hostname, gaining unauthorized access. This issue poses a risk for systems that rely on this feature to control who can access certain services or terminals.

Severity ?

7.4 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Assigner

redhat

References

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Impacted products

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Product

Version

Affected: 1.3.1 (semver)
Affected: 1.5.1 (semver)
Affected: 1.6.0 , < 1.7.0 (semver)

Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Unaffected: 0:1.3.1-36.el8_10 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Unaffected: 0:1.5.1-22.el9_5 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Unaffected: 0:1.5.1-22.el9_5 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support	Unaffected: 0:1.5.1-23.el9_4 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::baseos cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream
Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16	Unaffected: 416.94.202411261619-0 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.16::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17	Unaffected: 417.94.202411261220-0 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.17::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.16	Unaffected: sha256:c2a79db6d2ba9c313640149a55f306e8aa4dc36f3cc24bf554c025503b013644 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:2.16::el8
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7

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