vulnerability

Red Hat OpenShift: CVE-2024-10963: pam: Improper Hostname Interpretation in pam_access Leads to Access Control Bypass

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Nov 7, 2024
Added
Dec 4, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

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.

Solution

linuxrpm-upgrade-rhcos
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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