UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47191

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47191
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47191.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47191
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Published
2024-10-04T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-10-10T15:21:55Z
Severity
  • 7.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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 fchown in the presence of a symlink.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / oath-toolkit

Package

Name
oath-toolkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/oath-toolkit@2.6.7-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.7-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.6.6-3
2.6.6-3build1
2.6.7-3
2.6.7-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liboath-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.7-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liboath0",
            "binary_version": "2.6.7-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-oath",
            "binary_version": "2.6.7-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpskc-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.7-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpskc0",
            "binary_version": "2.6.7-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "oathtool",
            "binary_version": "2.6.7-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pskctool",
            "binary_version": "2.6.7-3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47191.json"

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / oath-toolkit

Package

Name
oath-toolkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/oath-toolkit@2.6.11-2.1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.11-2.1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.6.9-1
2.6.10-1
2.6.11-1
2.6.11-2
2.6.11-2.1build1
2.6.11-2.1build2
2.6.11-2.1build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liboath-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-2.1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liboath0t64",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-2.1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-oath",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-2.1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpskc-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-2.1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpskc0t64",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-2.1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "oathtool",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-2.1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pskctool",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-2.1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47191.json"

Ubuntu:25.10 / oath-toolkit

Package

Name
oath-toolkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/oath-toolkit@2.6.12-1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.6.11-3ubuntu1
2.6.11-3ubuntu3
2.6.12-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liboath-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.12-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liboath0t64",
            "binary_version": "2.6.12-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-oath",
            "binary_version": "2.6.12-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpskc-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.12-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpskc0t64",
            "binary_version": "2.6.12-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "oathtool",
            "binary_version": "2.6.12-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pskctool",
            "binary_version": "2.6.12-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47191.json"

Ubuntu:25.04 / oath-toolkit

Package

Name
oath-toolkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/oath-toolkit@2.6.11-3ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.6.11-3
2.6.11-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liboath-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-3ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liboath0t64",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-3ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-oath",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-3ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpskc-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-3ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpskc0t64",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-3ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "oathtool",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-3ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pskctool",
            "binary_version": "2.6.11-3ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47191.json"