Is CVE-2024-22365 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-22365 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-22365?

CVE-2024-22365 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-22365?

CVE-2024-22365 has an EPSS score of 0.46% (36th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-22365?

Upgrade pam on debian 11 to 1.4.0-9+deb11u2 or later. Fixes are available for 13 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-22365

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-664

How to fix

Remediation Available

pamDebian

Fixed in:1.4.0-9+deb11u2CVE-2024-22365

Fixed in:1.5.2-6+deb12u2CVE-2024-22365

Fixed in:1.5.3-4CVE-2024-22365

pamRocky

Fixed in:0:1.3.1-33.el8RHSA-2024:3163

Fixed in:0:1.5.1-19.el9RHSA-2024:2438

pamRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.3.1-33.el8RHSA-2024:3163

Fixed in:0:1.5.1-19.el9RHSA-2024:2438

pam-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:1.3.1-33.el8RHSA-2024:3163

Fixed in:0:1.5.1-19.el9RHSA-2024:2438

pam-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.3.1-33.el8RHSA-2024:3163

Fixed in:0:1.5.1-19.el9RHSA-2024:2438

pam-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:1.3.1-33.el8RHSA-2024:3163

Fixed in:0:1.5.1-19.el9RHSA-2024:2438

pam-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.3.1-33.el8RHSA-2024:3163

Fixed in:0:1.5.1-19.el9RHSA-2024:2438

pam-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.3.1-33.el8RHSA-2024:3163

Fixed in:0:1.5.1-19.el9RHSA-2024:2438

pam-develRocky

Fixed in:0:1.3.1-33.el8RHSA-2024:3163

Fixed in:0:1.5.1-19.el9RHSA-2024:2438

pam-docsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:1.5.1-19.el9RHSA-2024:2438

pam-docsRocky

Fixed in:0:1.5.1-19.el9RHSA-2024:2438

libpam-modulesUbuntu

Fixed in:1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm4USN-6588-2

Fixed in:1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2.3+esm5USN-6588-2

Fixed in:1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1USN-6588-2

Fixed in:1.3.1-5ubuntu4.7USN-6588-1

Fixed in:1.4.0-11ubuntu2.4USN-6588-1

Fixed in:1.5.2-5ubuntu1.1USN-6588-1

Fixed in:1.5.2-6ubuntu1.1USN-6588-1

pamUbuntu

Fixed in:1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm4USN-6588-2

Fixed in:1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2.3+esm5USN-6588-2

Fixed in:1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1USN-6588-2

Fixed in:1.3.1-5ubuntu4.7USN-6588-1

Fixed in:1.4.0-11ubuntu2.4USN-6588-1

Fixed in:1.5.2-5ubuntu1.1USN-6588-1

Fixed in:1.5.2-6ubuntu1.1USN-6588-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Release Notes1

github.com

Product1

github.com

Other references3

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