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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.4
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | alma-upgrade-pamalma-upgrade-pam-develalma-upgrade-pam-docs | Dec 4, 2024 | Nov 7, 2024 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-libs-pam | Aug 7, 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-pam | Mar 18, 2025 | Nov 7, 2024 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-pam | Feb 11, 2025 | Nov 7, 2024 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-pam | Feb 11, 2025 | Nov 7, 2024 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-pam | Mar 18, 2025 | Nov 7, 2024 | |
| Nutanix Ahv | nutanix-ahv-upgrade-latest | Jun 5, 2026 | Jul 9, 2025 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-pamoracle-linux-upgrade-pam-develoracle-linux-upgrade-pam-docs | Nov 26, 2024 | Nov 7, 2024 |
| Redhat Openshift | linuxrpm-upgrade-rhcos | Dec 4, 2024 | Nov 7, 2024 | |
| Redhat_linux | redhat-upgrade-pamredhat-upgrade-pam-debuginforedhat-upgrade-pam-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-pam-develredhat-upgrade-pam-docs | Feb 10, 2025 | Nov 7, 2024 | |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-pamrocky-upgrade-pam-debuginforocky-upgrade-pam-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-pam-develrocky-upgrade-pam-docs | Feb 5, 2026 | Dec 19, 2024 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-pamsuse-upgrade-pam-develsuse-upgrade-pam-docsuse-upgrade-pam-extrasuse-upgrade-pam-manpages | Dec 5, 2025 | Nov 27, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-libpam-modules | Jun 26, 2025 | Nov 7, 2024 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Feb 9, 2026 | Nov 7, 2024 |
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