Security update for pam

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02001-1
Release Date: 2025-06-18T11:21:30Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-6018 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-6018 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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-2025-6018: pam_env: Change the default to not read the user .pam_environment file (bsc#1243226).
  • pam_namespace: convert functions that may operate on a user-controlled path to operate on file descriptors instead of absolute path (bsc#1244509).

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 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2001=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-2001=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • pam-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-devel-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-extra-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-extra-debuginfo-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-extra-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-extra-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • pam-doc-1.1.8-24.71.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • pam-debugsource-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-devel-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-extra-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-extra-debuginfo-1.1.8-24.71.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • pam-doc-1.1.8-24.71.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    • pam-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-extra-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-extra-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
    • pam-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1

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