CVE-2024-47191
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-10-09 00:00Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-10-18 03:08Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-09-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0d069ae8084505b0c9df0ddcc1b5d7d170f961027225184dbcab3fd5128e0caf
05 Affected products
06 References
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/issues/43
- www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2
- security.opensuse.orghttps://security.opensuse.org/2024/10/04/oath-toolkit-vulnerability.html
- www.nongnu.orghttps://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/security/CVE-2024-47191
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/60d9902b5c20f27e70f8e9c816bfdc0467567e1a
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3235a52f6b87cd1c5da6508f421ac261f5e33a70
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3271139989fde35ab0163b558fc29e80c3a280e5
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/95ef255e6a401949ce3f67609bf8aac2029db418
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/05/1
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/1
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/2
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/4
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/15/7
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/17/1
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/18/1
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/18/2
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- oath-toolkit Fixed in 2.6.12-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- oath-toolkit Fixed in 2.6.7-3.1+deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- oath-toolkit Fixed in 2.6.12-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- oath-toolkit Fixed in 2.6.12-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- oath-toolkit Fixed in 2.6.7-3ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- oath-toolkit Fixed in 2.6.11-2.1ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- oath-toolkit No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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