Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-10041 is a PAM/libpam issue that may let a local, low-privileged attacker infer sensitive password hash data from memory during authentication activity. It is not a remote takeover bug, but PAM is core login infrastructure, so affected Linux systems should be tracked and updated through vendor channels.
Executive priority
Treat as a managed patching priority, not an emergency internet-facing incident. Focus on servers where local users, contractors, or compromised low-privilege accounts could exist. PAM’s role in authentication raises sensitivity even with a medium score.
Technical view
The flaw involves secret information remaining in memory and a local attacker influencing a victim program through stdin to train branch prediction and speculatively execute an ROP chain. Red Hat describes possible leakage of passwords or hashes such as /etc/shadow during authentication. CVSS is 4.7: local access, high complexity, low privileges, high confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant to systems using affected Red Hat PAM packages listed for RHEL 8, RHEL 9, and RHEL 9.4 EUS. RHEL 10 is listed as unaffected. RHEL 7 status is unknown in the provided data. Other distributions are not established by the supplied sources.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is indicated by CISA KEV or the provided sources. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and high-complexity speculative execution conditions. The main business risk is confidentiality loss of password hashes on shared or multi-user Linux systems.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports a local, high-complexity confidentiality issue in PAM/libpam with Red Hat affected-status detail. The bundle does not provide universal upstream impact, fixed versions, exploit availability, or non-Red Hat distribution status. Avoid extrapolating beyond the listed products and advisories.
Mitigation direction
- Apply applicable Red Hat security advisories for affected RHEL releases.
- Prioritize shared, multi-user, bastion, and authentication-heavy Linux systems.
- Check vendor guidance for non-Red Hat PAM packages before assuming exposure or remediation.
- Reduce unnecessary local shell access on systems until remediation is complete.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Linux systems using PAM/libpam packages.
- Map RHEL systems to affected releases and package versions listed by Red Hat.
- Confirm whether RHSA-2024:9941, RHSA-2024:10379, or RHSA-2024:11250 applies.
- Verify patched package state using approved enterprise vulnerability or package management tooling.
- Document exceptions where RHEL 7 or non-Red Hat status remains unconfirmed.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N13.6redhatVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.7MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2024:10379CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:11250CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:9941CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-10041CVE reference, redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2319212CVE reference, redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
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Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
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