Upstream information
Description
A local user can bypass the OpenAFS PAG (Process Authentication Group)throttling mechanism in Unix clients, allowing the user to create a PAG using
an existing id number, effectively joining the PAG and letting the user steal
the credentials in that PAG.
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CNA (CISA-ADP) | National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 0 | 7.8 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | Low |
| User Interaction | Required | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | High |
| Integrity Impact | None | High |
| Availability Impact | None | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| CNA (Fedora Project) | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.4 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Attack Requirements | None |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Passive |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | High |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Nov 14 22:00:23 2024CVE page last modified: Sat Aug 9 01:14:50 2025