vulnerability

Ubuntu: USN-7761-1 (CVE-2024-10963): PAM vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Nov 7, 2024
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Sep 24, 2025

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

ubuntu-upgrade-libpam-modules
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