CVE-2024-47191

Published: Oct 9, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

7.1

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.2

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

pam_oath.so in oath-toolkit 2.6.7 through 2.6.11 before 2.6.12 allows root privilege escalation because, in the context of PAM code running as root, it mishandles usersfile access, such as by calling fchown in the presence of a symlink.

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (17)

https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3235a52f6b87cd1c5da6508f421ac261f5e33a70

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3271139989fde35ab0163b558fc29e80c3a280e5

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/60d9902b5c20f27e70f8e9c816bfdc0467567e1a

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/95ef255e6a401949ce3f67609bf8aac2029db418

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/issues/43

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.opensuse.org/2024/10/04/oath-toolkit-vulnerability.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/security/CVE-2024-47191

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2