High severity · published Oct 9, 2024
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…
7.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OT
Oath Toolkit · Nongnu
2.6.7 before 2.6.12 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47191
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47191
gitlab.com
https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3235a52f6b87cd1c5da6508f421ac261f5e33a70
gitlab.com
https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3271139989fde35ab0163b558fc29e80c3a280e5
gitlab.com
https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/60d9902b5c20f27e70f8e9c816bfdc0467567e1a
gitlab.com
https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/95ef255e6a401949ce3f67609bf8aac2029db418
gitlab.com
https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/issues/43
security.opensuse.org
https://security.opensuse.org/2024/10/04/oath-toolkit-vulnerability.html
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