CVE-2024-22365

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    CVE-2024-22365

    Published: 6 Feb 2024Last Modified: 28 Oct 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/3, https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-577017.html, https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html, https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.6.0, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00021.html, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/22xxx/CVE-2024-22365.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22365, https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/commit/031bb5a5d0d950253b68138b498dc93be69a64cb, https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2dc3367c5f593eb54af4ef31e7c2d100f73eb364

    Affected versions

    v1.5.3
    v1.5.2
    v1.5.1
    v1.5.0

    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
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