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 access, such as by calling fchown in the presence of a symlink.
Published:Oct 4, 2024
Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
EPS:Oct 9, 2024
EPSS Score:0.0007
CVSS Score:7.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Nongnu
Product
Oath Toolkit
Nongnu
Oath Toolkit
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Ceph Storage
Redhat
Ceph Storage
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
