Description
fprintd through 1.94.3 lacks a security attention mechanism, and thus unexpected actions might be authorized by "auth sufficient pam_fprintd.so" for Sudo. NOTE: the supplier disputes this because they believe issue resolution would involve modifying the PAM configuration to restrict pam_fprintd.so to front-ends that implement a proper attention mechanism, not modifying pam_fprintd.so or fprintd.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| libfprint | fprintd | <= 1.94.3 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/13/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/3
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprint/fprintd/-/releases
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fprint/2024-May/001231.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/3
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/13/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/3
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprint/fprintd/-/releases
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fprint/2024-May/001231.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/3
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/13/2
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 8, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred