Auth bypass in N/a
CVE-2024-37408
fprintd through 1.94.3 lacks a security attention mechanism, and thus unexpected actions might be authorized by "auth sufficient pam_fprintd.so" for Sudo. NOTE: the supplier disputes this because they believe issue resolution would involve modifying the PAM configuration to restrict pam_fprintd.so to front-ends that implement a proper attention mechanism, not modifying pam_fprintd.so or fprintd.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (17.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/3
- lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fprint/2024-May/001231.html
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprint/fprintd/-/releases
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/13/2
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/13/3 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/1 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/2 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/3 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-37408?
- CVE-2024-37408 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-37408?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-37408 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.