USN-6588-1

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    USN-6588-1

    Published: 17 Jan 2024Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: pam vulnerability

    Details: Matthias Gerstner discovered that the PAM pam_namespace module incorrectly handled special files when performing directory checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PAM to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6588-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-22365

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pam

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.1-5ubuntu4.7

    Affected versions

    1.3.1-5ubuntu1
    1.3.1-5ubuntu3
    1.3.1-5ubuntu4
    1.3.1-5ubuntu4.1
    1.3.1-5ubuntu4.2
    1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3
    1.3.1-5ubuntu4.4
    1.3.1-5ubuntu4.6

    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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