CVE-2024-10963

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10963
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-10963.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-10963
Downstream
Related
Published
2024-11-07T16:02:34.873Z
Modified
2026-07-07T08:52:21.979134181Z
Severity
  • 7.4 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Pam: improper hostname interpretation in pam_access leads to access control bypass
Details

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.

Database specific
{
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/10xxx/CVE-2024-10963.json",
    "cna_assigner": "redhat",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-287"
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam
Events
Database specific
{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "1.6.0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "1.7.0"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.3.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.3.1"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "1.5.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.5.1"
        }
    ],
    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
}

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.1
1.5.1
v1.*
v1.6.0
v1.6.1

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-10963.json"