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CVE-2024-47191

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.

CVSS score

7.1

EPSS probability

%0.3

Risk score

0.0

Published

2 y ago

Vulnerability Timeline (Change History)

CVE-2024-47191 historical changes made to the vulnerability by NVD, CISA and MITRE:

DateActor / SourceAction / DescriptionTypePrevious valueNew value
24.10.2026nvd@nist.govInitial Analysis & CVSS Vector AssignmentCVSS V3.1—CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
08.10.2024CISA CoordinatorSSVC Risk Re-assessmentSSVC / KEVexploitation: noneexploitation: none
08.10.2024MITRE / NVDNew CVE Record Received & IngestedCVE Created—CVE-2024-47191

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