CVE-2024-10041

Public on 2024-10-23
Modified on 2024-10-29
Description
A vulnerability was found in PAM. The secret information is stored in memory, where the attacker can trigger the victim program to execute by sending characters to its standard input (stdin). As this occurs, the attacker can train the branch predictor to execute an ROP chain speculatively. This flaw could result in leaked passwords, such as those found in /etc/shadow while performing authentications.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.7
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 pam No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Core pam Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 pam Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N