CVE-2024-10394 Theft of credentials in Unix client PAGs
A local user can bypass PAG throttling to steal credentials from existing Process Authentication Groups in OpenAFS Unix clients.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-10394?
CVE-2024-10394 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in The OpenAFS Foundation OpenAFS, published on 14 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-305
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10394?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openafs Openafs.
How do I fix CVE-2024-10394?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-10394 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10394 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in The OpenAFS Foundation OpenAFS
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10394, GHSA-263m-wcmp-r5j6, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10394.