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CVE-2024-22365

CVE-2024-22365

CVSS 5.5 MEDIUMEPSS 0.5%CWE-664
linux-pam (aka Linux PAM) before 1.6.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (blocked login process) via mkfifo because the openat call (for protect_dir) lacks O_DIRECTORY.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
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References
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-577017.htmlhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.htmlhttps://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pamhttps://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/commit/031bb5a5d0d950253b68138b498dc93be69a64cbhttps://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.6.0https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00021.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/3