CVE-2024-47191

HIGH EPSS 26.0%
Published Oct 9, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.1 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Oct 9, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

pam_oath.so in oath-toolkit 2.6.7 through 2.6.11 before 2.6.12 allows root privilege escalation because, in the context of PAM code running as root, it mishandles usersfile access, such as by calling fchown in the presence of a symlink.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.1
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
26.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

References 17

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/05/1
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/1
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/2
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/4
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/15/7
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/17/1
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/18/1
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/18/2
  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3235a52f6b87cd1c5da6508f421ac261f5e33a70
  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3271139989fde35ab0163b558fc29e80c3a280e5
  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/60d9902b5c20f27e70f8e9c816bfdc0467567e1a
  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/95ef255e6a401949ce3f67609bf8aac2029db418
  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/issues/43
  • security.opensuse.org https://security.opensuse.org/2024/10/04/oath-toolkit-vulnerability.html
  • nongnu.org https://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/security/CVE-2024-47191
  • openwall.com https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

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