Vulnerability CVE-2024-22365
Published: 2024-02-06

Description:
linux-pam (aka Linux PAM) before 1.6.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (blocked login process) via mkfifo because the openat call (for protect_dir) lacks O_DIRECTORY.

 References:
https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/3
https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.6.0
https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/commit/031bb5a5d0d950253b68138b498dc93be69a64cb
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