IBM DataPower Gateway update for Linux-pam



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-22365
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM DataPower Gateway
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU85552

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22365

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in pam_namespace. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM DataPower Gateway: before

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7174988


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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