CVE-2024-37408
fprintd through 1.94.3 lacks a security attention mechanism, and thus unexpected actions might be authorized by "auth sufficient pam_fprintd.so" for Sudo.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
fprintd through 1.94.3 lacks a security attention mechanism, and thus unexpected actions might be authorized by "auth sufficient pam_fprintd.so" for Sudo. NOTE: the supplier disputes this because they believe issue resolution would involve modifying the PAM configuration to restrict pam_fprintd.so to front-ends that implement a proper attention mechanism, not modifying pam_fprintd.so or fprintd.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 20th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/13/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/3
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprint/fprintd/-/releases
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fprint/2024-May/001231.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/3
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/13/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/3
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprint/fprintd/-/releases
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fprint/2024-May/001231.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/3
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/13/2
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.