CVE-2024-47191 - pam_oath.so in oath-toolkit 2.6.7 through 2.6.11 before 2.6.12 allows root privilege escalation beca

CVE-2024-47191

Summary

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.

References

https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/issues/43
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2
https://security.opensuse.org/2024/10/04/oath-toolkit-vulnerability.html
https://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/security/CVE-2024-47191
https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/60d9902b5c20f27e70f8e9c816bfdc0467567e1a
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/95ef255e6a401949ce3f67609bf8aac2029db418

Vulnerable Configurations

CVSS

Base:	None
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Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability

Last major update

10-10-2024 - 12:51

Published

09-10-2024 - 05:15

Last modified

10-10-2024 - 12:51