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TI-2024-14943 Aliases CVE-2024-22365GHSA-pcmw-6hxc-hqmx

linux-pam (aka Linux PAM) before 1.6.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service…

Priority LOW 25CWE-664Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

linux-pam (aka Linux PAM) before 1.6.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (blocked login process) via mkfifo because the openat call (for protect_dir) lacks O_DIRECTORY.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00459 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.6.0VulnerableLinux-PAM
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-pam:linux-pam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Linux-PAM

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:3163 Released 2024-05-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    pam security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) pam-1.3.1-33.el8, pam-devel-1.3.1-33.el8
  • RHSA-2024:2438 Released 2024-04-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    pam security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) pam-devel-1.5.1-19.el9, pam-docs-1.5.1-19.el9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) pam-1.5.1-19.el9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2438
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:3163
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2438

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22365
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pcmw-6hxc-hqmx

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 2

  • TI-2022-11097 The Linux-PAM package before 1.5.2-6.1 for openSUSE Tumbleweed allows authentication… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-16865 Improper authentication in pam CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-02867 The _unix_run_helper_binary function in the pam_unix module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2014-02069 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
  • TI-2009-00845 Integer signedness error in the _pam_StrTok function in libpam/pam_misc.c in Linux-PAM… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.6
  • TI-2010-04431 The pam_env module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier reads the .pam_environment… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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