Gentoo update for PAM



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-10041
CWE-ID CWE-922
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

sys-libs/pam
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

EUVDB-ID: #VU100997

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-10041

CWE-ID: CWE-922 - Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software stores secrets in memory in plain text. A local user can read the memory and obtain passwords in plain text when PAM is used to perform authentication.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
sys-libs/pam to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

sys-libs/pam: before 1.2.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202505-01


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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