vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2024-10041: Medium priority package update for pam
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Oct 18, 2024 | Aug 5, 2025 | Aug 5, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Oct 18, 2024
Added
Aug 5, 2025
Modified
Aug 5, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in PAM. The secret information is stored in memory, where the attacker can trigger the victim program to execute by sending characters to its standard input (stdin). As this occurs, the attacker can train the branch predictor to execute an ROP chain speculatively. This flaw could result in leaked passwords, such as those found in /etc/shadow while performing authentications.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-pamamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-pam-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-pam-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-pam-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-pam-docs
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