VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2024-47191
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.
HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3235a52f6b87cd1c5da6508f421ac261f5e33a70
- https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3271139989fde35ab0163b558fc29e80c3a280e5
- https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/60d9902b5c20f27e70f8e9c816bfdc0467567e1a
- https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/95ef255e6a401949ce3f67609bf8aac2029db418
- https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/issues/43
- https://security.opensuse.org/2024/10/04/oath-toolkit-vulnerability.html
- https://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/security/CVE-2024-47191
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/15/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/17/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/18/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/18/2
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.