CVE-2024-10394

Theft of credentials in Unix client PAGs

Published Nov 14, 2024 CVSS 4.0 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4168-1 openafs security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5842-1 openafs security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-33418 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
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. 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.
Title A local user can bypass the OpenAFS PAG (Process Authentication Group) throttling mechanism in Unix client Theft of credentials in Unix client PAGs
Weaknesses CWE-305
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00042}

epss

{'score': 0.00035}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 0.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title A local user can bypass the OpenAFS PAG (Process Authentication Group) throttling mechanism in Unix client
Weaknesses CWE-190
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
fedora
Published
Updated
Dec 23, 2025, 3:22 PM
Reserved
Oct 25, 2024, 6:51 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 14, 2024, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:55 AM