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Amazon Linux 2 : pam (ALAS-2024-2435)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 190030
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of pam installed on the remote host is prior to 1.1.8-23. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2435 advisory.- 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. (CVE-2024-22365)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update pam' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2024-2435.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 190030
File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2435.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 2/6/2024
Updated: 2/14/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-22365
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pam-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pam, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:pam-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/1/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/1/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-22365