Updated: 2026-02-27 02:18:44.659347
Description:
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.
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | 0.0 | |
| CVSS Version 3.x | MEDIUM | 5.5 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | pam | 1.5.1 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Released | CLSA-2024:1718202007 | 2024-06-12 11:27:23 | |
| CentOS 6 ELS | pam | 1.1.1 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2024-02-14 08:26:35 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 7 ELS | pam | 1.1.8 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Released | CLSA-2025:1749571728 | 2025-06-30 02:12:14 | |
| CentOS 8.4 ELS | pam | 1.3.1 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Released | CLSA-2024:1719569368 | 2024-06-28 10:18:55 | |
| CentOS 8.5 ELS | pam | 1.3.1 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Released | CLSA-2024:1718796961 | 2024-06-19 10:15:30 | |
| CentOS Stream 8 ELS | pam | 1.3.1 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2024-05-10 10:14:43 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CloudLinux 6 ELS | pam | 1.1.1 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2024-02-14 08:26:35 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CloudLinux 7 ELS | pam | 1.1.8 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Released | CLSA-2025:1749825017 | 2025-06-30 02:12:11 | |
| Oracle Linux 6 ELS | pam | 1.1.1 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2024-02-14 08:26:34 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Oracle Linux 7 ELS | pam | 1.1.8 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Released | CLSA-2025:1749571114 | 2025-06-11 01:01:11 |