Security update for pam_pkcs11

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2843-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

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

Description:

This update for pam_pkcs11 fixes the following security issues:

  • It was possible to replay an authentication by using a specially prepared smartcard or token (bsc#1105012)
  • Prevent buffer overflow if a user has a home directory with a length of more than 512 bytes (bsc#1105012)
  • Memory not cleaned properly before free() (bsc#1105012)

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 Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-pam_pkcs11-13784=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-pam_pkcs11-13784=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • pam_pkcs11-0.6.0-141.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • pam_pkcs11-x86-0.6.0-141.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • pam_pkcs11-32bit-0.6.0-141.3.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • pam_pkcs11-0.6.0-141.3.1
    • pam_pkcs11-32bit-0.6.0-141.3.1

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