Security update for pam_pkcs11

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0689-1
Release Date: 2025-02-24T12:57:20Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-24031 ( SUSE ): 4.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-24031 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-24031 ( NVD ): 5.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2025-24032 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-24032 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2025-24032 ( NVD ): 9.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for pam_pkcs11 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-24032: default value for cert_policy (none) allows for authentication bypass (bsc#1237062).
  • CVE-2025-24031: uninitialized pointer dereference caused by user pressing ctrl-c/ctrl-d when asked for PIN leads to crash (bsc#1237058).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-689=1 SUSE-2025-689=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-689=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1
    • pam_pkcs11-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1
    • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • pam_pkcs11-32bit-debuginfo-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1
    • pam_pkcs11-32bit-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • pam_pkcs11-devel-doc-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • pam_pkcs11-64bit-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1
    • pam_pkcs11-64bit-debuginfo-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1
    • pam_pkcs11-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1
    • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    • pam_pkcs11-32bit-debuginfo-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1
    • pam_pkcs11-32bit-0.6.10-150600.16.3.1

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