vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2024-47191): OATH Toolkit vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Oct 9, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Oct 9, 2024
Added
Oct 10, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 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
ubuntu-upgrade-liboath-dev
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