CentOS 9 : pam-1.5.1-23.el9

high Nessus Plugin ID 211828

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update for pam.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the pam-1.5.1-23.el9 build changelog.

- A flaw was found in pam_access, where certain rules in its configuration file are mistakenly treated as hostnames. This vulnerability allows attackers to trick the system by pretending to be a trusted hostname, gaining unauthorized access. This issue poses a risk for systems that rely on this feature to control who can access certain services or terminals. (CVE-2024-10963)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the CentOS 9 Stream pam package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 211828

File Name: centos9_pam-1_5_1-23_71977.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 11/25/2024

Updated: 11/25/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-10963

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pam-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pam-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pam, cpe:/a:centos:centos:9

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/7/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-10963

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