Red Hat Security Advisory: pam security update
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. These include a vulnerability in libpam that allows reading hashed passwords (CVE-2024-10041) and an improper hostname interpretation in pam_access that can lead to access control bypass (CVE-2024-10963). Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates to address these issues. The vulnerabilities affect multiple architectures of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, including extended life cycle versions. Users are advised to apply the provided security update to remediate these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security has released an advisory addressing two vulnerabilities in PAM for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. CVE-2024-10041 involves libpam being vulnerable to reading hashed passwords, which could expose sensitive authentication data. CVE-2024-10963 concerns improper hostname interpretation in pam_access, potentially allowing an attacker to bypass access control restrictions. The advisory covers multiple architectures and extended life cycle versions of RHEL 8. The update is rated as important by Red Hat and is available as part of the pam package update to version 1.3.1-36.el8_10. Detailed remediation instructions are provided by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow unauthorized access or exposure of hashed passwords, undermining system authentication security. The libpam vulnerability (CVE-2024-10041) risks leaking hashed password data, while the pam_access flaw (CVE-2024-10963) could enable bypassing access control policies based on hostname interpretation. These issues affect authentication mechanisms critical to system security on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for PAM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:10379 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. This update includes fixes for both CVE-2024-10041 and CVE-2024-10963. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: pam security update
Description
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. These include a vulnerability in libpam that allows reading hashed passwords (CVE-2024-10041) and an improper hostname interpretation in pam_access that can lead to access control bypass (CVE-2024-10963). Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates to address these issues. The vulnerabilities affect multiple architectures of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, including extended life cycle versions. Users are advised to apply the provided security update to remediate these issues.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security has released an advisory addressing two vulnerabilities in PAM for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. CVE-2024-10041 involves libpam being vulnerable to reading hashed passwords, which could expose sensitive authentication data. CVE-2024-10963 concerns improper hostname interpretation in pam_access, potentially allowing an attacker to bypass access control restrictions. The advisory covers multiple architectures and extended life cycle versions of RHEL 8. The update is rated as important by Red Hat and is available as part of the pam package update to version 1.3.1-36.el8_10. Detailed remediation instructions are provided by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow unauthorized access or exposure of hashed passwords, undermining system authentication security. The libpam vulnerability (CVE-2024-10041) risks leaking hashed password data, while the pam_access flaw (CVE-2024-10963) could enable bypassing access control policies based on hostname interpretation. These issues affect authentication mechanisms critical to system security on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for PAM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:10379 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. This update includes fixes for both CVE-2024-10041 and CVE-2024-10963. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:9941
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1ea4853345fc182fe31
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:22 UTC
Last enriched: 08/21/2026, 16:27:18 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:47 UTC
Views: 25
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