vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2024-10041: pam -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Oct 23, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Oct 23, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
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.
Solution
no-fix-debian-deb-package
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