Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/3
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.6.0
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/commit/031bb5a5d0d950253b68138b498dc93be69a64cb
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
No references supplied.
No English description supplied.
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/3
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.6.0
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/commit/031bb5a5d0d950253b68138b498dc93be69a64cb
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00021.html
No English description supplied.