fprintd up to 1.94.3 pam_fprintd.so improper authorization

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in fprintd up to 1.94.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file pam_fprintd.so. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-37408. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in fprintd up to 1.94.3. This affects some unknown processing of the file pam_fprintd.so. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-37408. The exploitability is told to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• fprintd

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• 1.94.0
• 1.94.1
• 1.94.2
• 1.94.3

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