Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information in linux-pam - CVE-2024-10041
Published: November 27, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100997
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: git.kernel.org
Affected software:
linux-pam
linux-pam
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-10041
Install updates from vendor's website.