Upstream information

CVE-2009-0579 at MITRE

Description

Linux-PAM before 1.0.4 does not enforce the minimum password age (MINDAYS) as specified in /etc/shadow, which allows local users to bypass intended security policy and change their passwords sooner than specified.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.6
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 481814 [RESOLVED / INVALID]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.5-0.15.9
  • pam-devel-32bit >= 1.1.5-0.15.9
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA pam-devel-1.1.5-0.15.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • pam >= 1.0.4-0.5.12
  • pam-32bit >= 1.0.4-0.5.12
  • pam-doc >= 1.0.4-0.5.12
  • pam-x86 >= 1.0.4-0.5.12
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA pam-1.0.4-0.5.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • pam >= 1.1.5-0.10.17
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.5-0.10.17
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.5-0.10.17
  • pam-x86 >= 1.1.5-0.10.17
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA pam-1.1.5-0.10.17
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • pam >= 1.1.5-0.10.17
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.5-0.10.17
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.5-0.10.17
  • pam-x86 >= 1.1.5-0.10.17
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA pam-1.1.5-0.10.17
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • pam >= 1.1.5-0.15.9
  • pam-32bit >= 1.1.5-0.15.9
  • pam-devel >= 1.1.5-0.15.9
  • pam-devel-32bit >= 1.1.5-0.15.9
  • pam-doc >= 1.1.5-0.15.9
  • pam-x86 >= 1.1.5-0.15.9
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA pam-1.1.5-0.15.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA pam-devel-1.1.5-0.15.9

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed Sep 1 12:32:57 2010
CVE page last modified: Sat Jun 15 20:55:03 2024