CVE-2024-22365

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-22365
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-02-06 08:15:52 UTC
Updated2026-05-12 12:16:17 UTC
Descriptionlinux-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.000850000 probability, percentile 0.245190000 (date 2026-05-12)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-664 | n/a | CWE-664 CWE-664 Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Linux-pam Linux-pam All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 affected V2.17.1 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Product
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-577017.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Release Notes
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00021.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.6.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Release Notes
github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/commit/031bb5a5d0d950253b68138b498dc93be6... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 200054 Ubuntu Security Notification for PAM Vulnerability (USN-6588-1)
  • 200229 Ubuntu Security Notification for PAM Vulnerability (USN-6588-2)
  • 357110 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for pam : ALAS2-2024-2435
  • 357114 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for pam : ALAS2023-2024-502
  • 673586 EulerOS Security Update for pam (EulerOS-SA-2024-1322)
  • 673620 EulerOS Security Update for pam (EulerOS-SA-2024-1344)
  • 673726 EulerOS Security Update for pam (EulerOS-SA-2024-1243)
  • 673969 EulerOS Security Update for pam (EulerOS-SA-2024-1221)
  • 674126 EulerOS Security Update for pam (EulerOS-SA-2024-1513)
  • 674134 EulerOS Security Update for pam (EulerOS-SA-2024-1492)
  • 755622 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for pam (SUSE-SU-2024:0137-1)
  • 755623 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for pam (SUSE-SU-2024:0136-1)
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