Security update for gdm

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02005-1
Release Date: 2025-06-18T11:22:45Z
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:
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for gdm fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-6018: Removes pam_env from auth stack for security reason (bsc#1243226).

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:

  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2025-2005=1

Package List:

  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libgdm1-debuginfo-45.0.1-150700.12.5.1
    • typelib-1_0-Gdm-1_0-45.0.1-150700.12.5.1
    • gdm-debuginfo-45.0.1-150700.12.5.1
    • gdm-devel-45.0.1-150700.12.5.1
    • gdm-debugsource-45.0.1-150700.12.5.1
    • libgdm1-45.0.1-150700.12.5.1
    • gdm-45.0.1-150700.12.5.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    • gdmflexiserver-45.0.1-150700.12.5.1
    • gdm-systemd-45.0.1-150700.12.5.1
    • gdm-lang-45.0.1-150700.12.5.1
    • gdm-schema-45.0.1-150700.12.5.1

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