Security update for pam

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0136-2
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-22365 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-22365 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

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

Description:

This update for pam fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-22365: Fixed a local denial of service during PAM login due to a missing check during path manipulation (bsc#1218475).
  • Check localtime_r() return value to fix crashing (bsc#1217000)

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-136=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • pam-1.3.0-150000.6.66.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.3.0-150000.6.66.1
    • pam-debuginfo-1.3.0-150000.6.66.1

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