Privileged Account Manager 4.4 Patch 1 Release Notes

December 2024

Privileged Account Manager 4.4 Patch 1 resolves a security vulnerability.

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1.0 Security Improvement

Privileged Account Manager 4.4.0.1 resolves the authentication issue in the Privileged Account Manager User Console. (CVE-2024-12111)

Apply the fix to one of the following:

To apply the fix to PAM Linux manager:

  1. Execute the following command to extract the zip file:

    unzip pam_patch_4401.zip /tmp

  2. To stop PAM service, execute the following command:

    /etc/init.d/npum stop

  3. Apply the patch files using following commands:

    cd /opt/netiq/npum/service/local/auth/lib/

    mv auth.so auth_44.so

    cp <temp>/auth.so /opt/netiq/npum/service/local/auth/lib/

    cd /opt/netiq/npum/bin

    mv libspf_lib.so libspf_lib_44.so

    cp <temp>/libspf_lib.so /opt/netiq/npum/bin/

  4. To start PAM service, execute the following command:

    /etc/init.d/npum start

  5. Verify the applied patch in one of the following ways and ensue the version is 4.4.0-1:

    • Login to Administration Console using https://pam_ip_or_dns/pam URL and click About.

    • Check /opt/netiq/npum/unifid.log on PAM service startup.

To apply the fix to PAM Windows manager:

  1. Extract the pam_patch_4401.zip file to a temporary folder.

  2. Launch Services and stop NetIQ Privileged Account Manager.

  3. Navigate to C:\Program Files\NetIQ\npum\service\local\auth\lib path.

  4. Rename auth.dll to auth_44.dll.

  5. Copy auth.dll from extracted zip to C:\Program Files\NetIQ\npum\service\local\auth\lib path.

  6. Navigate to C:\Program Files\NetIQ\npum\bin path.

  7. Rename spf_lib.dll to spf_lib_44.dll.

  8. Copy spf_lib.dll from extracted zip to C:\Program Files\NetIQ\npum\bin path.

  9. Launch Services and start NetIQ Privileged Account Manager.

  10. To verify the applied patch, login to the Administration Console using https://pam_ip_or_dns/pam URL and click About. Ensure the version is 4.4.0-1.

2.0 Known Issues

Privileged Account Manager 4.4 Patch 1 does not have any known issues.

3.0 Contacting Open Text

For specific product issues, contact Open Text Support at https://www.microfocus.com/support-and-services/

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