CVE-2024-10041: A vulnerability was found in PAM

Routine

MEDIUM 4.7WATCHLISTMITIGATE

CVE-2024-10041 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.7) affecting linux-pam. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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.

Why this priority

On your watchlist

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.7 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 82%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-922
Published	2024-10-23
Last modified	2026-06-30

Publisher (CNA): Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor: linux-pam

Last updated 2026-06-30 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-10-23 14:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-30 00:16 UTCUpdated Record last modified

linux-pam linux-pam MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy linux-pam || rpm -q linux-pam || linux-pam --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-10041?

linux-pam: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-10041 being exploited?

CVE-2024-10041 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-10041 affect?

CVE-2024-10041 affects linux-pam. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.7). 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 branc

How urgent is CVE-2024-10041?

Priority 26/100. On your watchlist

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References

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