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Gentoo: GLSA 202505-01 High Severity: PAM Multiple Threats

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PAM, the worst of which could lead to password leakage.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202505-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: PAM: Multiple Vulnerabilities Date: May 12, 2025 Bugs: #922397, #942075 ID: 202505-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PAM, the worst of which could lead to password leakage. Background ========== PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is an architecture allowing the separation of the development of privilege granting software from the development of secure and appropriate authentication schemes. Affected packages ================= Package Vulnerable Unaffected ------------ ----------------- ------------------ sys-libs/pam < 1.7.0_p20241230 > = 1.7.0_p20241230 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PAM. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All PAM users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =sys-libs/pam-1.7.0_p20241230" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2024-10041 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10041 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202505-01 Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of ourusers' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2025 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 . Uncover a range of critical weaknesses in PAM that might result in credential exposure and pose serious security threats.. PAM vulnerabilities, Gentoo security, password leakage, authentication issues, PAM updates. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 12, 2025 Gentoo