| Name | CVE-2024-22365 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1061097 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pam (PTS) | buster | 1.3.1-5 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1.4.0-9+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.5.2-6+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 1.5.2-9.1 | vulnerable |
| sid | 1.5.3-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| pam | source | experimental | 1.5.3-2 | | | |
| pam | source | (unstable) | 1.5.3-4 | | | 1061097 |
Notes
[bookworm] - pam <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - pam <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - pam <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/3
https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/commit/031bb5a5d0d950253b68138b498dc93be69a64cb (v1.6.0)