Security update for pam_pkcs11

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2025:0712-1
Release Date:	2025-02-25T10:38:13Z
Rating:	moderate
References:	bsc#1237058 bsc#1237062
Cross-References:	CVE-2025-24031 CVE-2025-24032
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:	SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

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:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-712=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-712=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-712=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-712=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-712=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2025-712=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2025-712=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2025-712=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1
  • pam_pkcs11-0.6.10-150100.3.6.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-24031.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-24032.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237058
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237062