USN-6588-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6588-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6588-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6588-1
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Published
2024-01-17T17:43:02.500140Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:44Z
Summary
pam vulnerability
Details

Matthias Gerstner discovered that the PAM pam_namespace module incorrectly handled special files when performing directory checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PAM to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pam@1.3.1-5ubuntu4.7?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.1-5ubuntu4.7

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.1-5ubuntu1
1.3.1-5ubuntu3
1.3.1-5ubuntu4
1.3.1-5ubuntu4.1
1.3.1-5ubuntu4.2
1.3.1-5ubuntu4.3
1.3.1-5ubuntu4.4
1.3.1-5ubuntu4.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-5ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "libpam-cracklib"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-5ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "libpam-modules"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-5ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "libpam-modules-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-5ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "libpam-runtime"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-5ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "libpam0g"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-5ubuntu4.7",
            "binary_name": "libpam0g-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-22365",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pam@1.4.0-11ubuntu2.4?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.0-11ubuntu2.4

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.1-5ubuntu11
1.4.0-10ubuntu1
1.4.0-10ubuntu2
1.4.0-11ubuntu1
1.4.0-11ubuntu2
1.4.0-11ubuntu2.1
1.4.0-11ubuntu2.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-11ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libpam-cracklib"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-11ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libpam-modules"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-11ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libpam-modules-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-11ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libpam-runtime"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-11ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libpam0g"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-11ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libpam0g-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-22365",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}