USN-6588-2

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    USN-6588-2

    Published: 26 Mar 2024Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: pam vulnerability

    Details: USN-6588-1 fixed a vulnerability in PAM. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory 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-6588-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-22365

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pam

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/pam?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm4

    Affected versions

    1.1.3-8ubuntu3
    1.1.3-10ubuntu1
    1.1.3-11ubuntu1
    1.1.8-1ubuntu1
    1.1.8-1ubuntu2
    1.1.8-1ubuntu2.1
    1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2
    1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm1
    1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm3

    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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