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CVE-2024-47191 Details

UNDERGOING ENRICHMENT

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Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:…Vector:This vulnerability is currently being analyzed.

CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/05/1	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/1	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/2	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/08/4	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/15/7	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/17/1	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/18/1	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/18/2	CVE
https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3235a52f6b87cd1c5da6508f421ac261f5e33a70	[email protected]
https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/3271139989fde35ab0163b558fc29e80c3a280e5	[email protected]
https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/60d9902b5c20f27e70f8e9c816bfdc0467567e1a	[email protected]
https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/commit/95ef255e6a401949ce3f67609bf8aac2029db418	[email protected]
https://gitlab.com/oath-toolkit/oath-toolkit/-/issues/43	[email protected]
https://security.opensuse.org/2024/10/04/oath-toolkit-vulnerability.html	[email protected]
https://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/security/CVE-2024-47191	[email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/2	[email protected]

see all 17 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	CISA-ADP

Affected Products

This vulnerability is currently being analyzed

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
Oct 9, 2024	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 9, 2024	New CVE Received	[email protected]