Security update for pam_pkcs11

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3290-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

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)

This non-security issue was fixed:

  • Fix segfault and fetch problems when checking CRLs

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-2374=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • pam_pkcs11-0.6.9-3.3.3
    • pam_pkcs11-debugsource-0.6.9-3.3.3
    • pam_pkcs11-debuginfo-0.6.9-3.3.3
  • Basesystem Module 15 (x86_64)
    • pam_pkcs11-32bit-0.6.9-3.3.3
    • pam_pkcs11-32bit-debuginfo-0.6.9-3.3.3

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