vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2024-47191: OATH Toolkit: Privilege Escalation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Oct 9, 2024 | Dec 9, 2024 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Oct 9, 2024
Added
Dec 9, 2024
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-auth-oath-toolkit
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