Security update for pam

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2015-3238 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • Magnum Orchestration 7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1

An update that solves one vulnerability and has two security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for pam fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2015-3238: pam_unix in conjunction with SELinux allowed for DoS attacks (bsc#934920).
  • log a hint to syslog if /etc/nologin is present, but empty (bsc#1015565).
  • If /etc/nologin is present, but empty, log a hint to syslog. (bsc#1015565)
  • Added support for libowcrypt.so, if present, to configure support for BLOWFISH (bsc#1037824)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Magnum Orchestration 7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Magnum-Orchestration-7-2017-865=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-865=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-865=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-865=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2017-865=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-865=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-865=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-865=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-865=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-865=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-865=1

Package List:

  • Magnum Orchestration 7 (x86_64)
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • pam-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • pam-doc-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • pam-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • pam-doc-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • pam-doc-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • pam-devel-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • pam-devel-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • pam-doc-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • pam-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • pam-doc-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (s390x x86_64)
    • pam-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • pam-doc-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • pam-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • pam-doc-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (s390x x86_64)
    • pam-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • pam-doc-1.1.8-23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • pam-32bit-1.1.8-23.1
    • pam-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-23.1

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