CVE•Published 2024-02-06•Modified 2026-05-12•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2024-22365Linux-pam · Linux-pam

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 65% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-664Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime

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.

Timeline

Published 2024-02-06

Modified 2026-05-12

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common). Live host counts are a Premium feature.

Shodan · vuln tag

vuln:CVE-2024-22365

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Linux-pam Linux-pam"

All exposed Linux-pam Linux-pam instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Linux-pam"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Linux-pam" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2024-22365