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Medium 5.5Published Feb 6, 2024
CVE-2024-22365linux-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.
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-664
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000re (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1400 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1500 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1501 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1510 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1511 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1512 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1524 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1536 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx5000 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | before V1.1 | CISA ADP |
linux-pam linux-pam linux-pam:linux-pam | before 1.6.0 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pamproduct
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/3exploit, mailing-list, patch, release-notes
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.6.0release-notes
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/commit/031bb5a5d0d950253b68138b498dc93be69a64cbpatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00021.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-577017.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
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