High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 8, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-37408
CVE-2024-37408
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.
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References
8- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/13/3nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/14/3nvd
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprint/fprintd/-/releasesnvd
- lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fprint/2024-May/001231.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/3nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/13/2nvd
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