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Improper Authentication Affecting linux-pam/linux-pam package, versions [0,]

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-LINUXPAMLINUXPAM-8356861
  • published 8 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 7 Nov 2024
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 7 Nov 2024

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How to fix?

There is no fixed version for linux-pam/linux-pam.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication due to improper hostname interpretation in access.conf file in pam_access module. An attacker can bypass access controls by supplying a manipulated hostname.

References

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
9.1 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    High
  • Integrity (VI)
    High
  • Availability (VA)
    None
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None