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CVE-2024-10041

Pam: libpam: libpam vulnerable to read hashed password

Published: Oct 23, 2024Updated: Dec 18, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-922
NVD MITRE
4.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability was found in PAM. The secret information is stored in memory, where the attacker can trigger the victim program to execute by sending characters to its standard input (stdin). As this occurs, the attacker can train the branch predictor to execute an ROP chain speculatively. This flaw could result in leaked passwords, such as those found in /etc/shadow while performing authentications.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-922NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10379
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11250
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9941
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Timeline

Published
Oct 23, 2024
Last Updated
Dec 18, 2024

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