- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
- Products
- linux-pam
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.5
- Impact score
- 3.6
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Debian 11: PAM Important DoS and Access Risk CVE-2024-22365 DLA-4306-1 https://t.co/zuL7c9Tr1x Multiple vulnerabilities were found in PAM namespace module used to configure private namespaces for user sessions. CVE-2024-22365
@zeeshankghouri
22 Sept 2025
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🚨 Critical #Debian 11 update: PAM vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-22365, CVE-2025-6020) allow DoS and root privilege escalation via symlink attacks. Read more: 👉 https://t.co/CHOpQitsi0 #Security https://t.co/c5PdM3k8wh
@Cezar_H_Linux
21 Sept 2025
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