Theft of credentials in Unix client PAGs
Priority LOW 36CWE-305Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A local user can bypass the OpenAFS PAG (Process Authentication Group) throttling mechanism in Unix clients, allowing the user to create a PAG using an existing id number, effectively joining the PAG and letting the user steal the credentials in that PAG.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00202 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenAFS (The OpenAFS Foundation): 1.6.24, 1.8.12.2, 1.9.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The OpenAFS Foundation | OpenAFS | 1.0 to before 1.6.24; 1.8.0 to before 1.8.12.2; 1.9.0 to before 1.9.1 | 1.6.24, 1.8.12.2, 1.9.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- OpenAFS VendorThe OpenAFS Foundation Affected 1.0 to before 1.6.24; 1.8.0 to before 1.8.12.2; 1.9.0 to before 1.9.1 Fixed in 1.6.24, 1.8.12.2, 1.9.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 to before 1.6.25; 1.8.0 to before 1.8.13 | Vulnerable | The OpenAFS Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.0 | Vulnerable | The OpenAFS Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 to before 1.6.25; 1.8.0 to before 1.8.13 Vulnerable ·The OpenAFS Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·The OpenAFS Foundation
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenAFS (The OpenAFS Foundation) Fixed in 1.6.24, 1.8.12.2, 1.9.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
The OpenAFS Foundation OpenAFS 1.6.24, 1.8.12.2, 1.9.1
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-09627 Preallocated buffer overflows in XDR responsesPriority LOW 34
- TI-2024-09626 Fileserver crash and possible information leak on StoreACL/FetchACLPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-10394
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-263m-wcmp-r5j6
References
More The OpenAFS Foundation Openafs vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01186 Heap-based buffer overflow in the cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00025 Integer overflow in the xdrmem_getbytes() function, and possibly other functions, of XDR… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-12102 An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2009-01185 The cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through 1.4.8 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.58… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-12104 An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-12736 OpenAFS 1.x before 1.6.22 does not properly validate Rx ack packets, which allows remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-10394 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-10394 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-263m-wcmp-r5j6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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