Upstream information

CVE-2013-4143 at MITRE

Description

The (1) checkPasswd and (2) checkGroupXlockPasswds functions in xlockmore before 5.43 do not properly handle when a NULL value is returned upon an error by the crypt or dispcrypt function as implemented in glibc 2.17 and later, which allows attackers to bypass the screen lock via vectors related to invalid salts.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having low severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 2.1
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 829859 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.33
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.33
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.33
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.33
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.33
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.30
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.33
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.30
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.30
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.30
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.30
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.30
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.30
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.30
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • xlockmore >= 5.43-5.33
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 GA xlockmore-5.43-5.33
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • xlockmore >= 5.45-3.8
Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10134


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 xlockmore Analysis
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 xlockmore Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 xlockmore Analysis


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed Jul 17 09:16:20 2013
CVE page last modified: Sun Apr 13 15:18:36 2025