Security update for pam_pkcs11

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20225-1
Release Date: 2025-02-26T13:36:07Z
Rating: critical
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-24531 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  • CVE-2025-24531 ( SUSE ): 9.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for pam_pkcs11 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-24531: Fixed regression in version 0.6.12 returning PAM_IGNORE in many situations with possible authentication bypass (bsc#1236314).

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 Micro 6.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-22=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64)
    • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.12-slfo.1.1_2.1
    • pam_pkcs11-0.6.12-slfo.1.1_2.1
    • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.12-slfo.1.1_2.1
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • pam_pkcs11-0.6.12-slfo.1.1_3.1
    • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.12-slfo.1.1_3.1
    • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.12-slfo.1.1_3.1

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