Security update for gdm

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02015-1
Release Date: 2025-06-19T07:14:13Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
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 Enterprise Storage 7.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for gdm fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-6018: pam.d: 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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-2015=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-2015=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2025-2015=1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2025-2015=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • gdm-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • typelib-1_0-Gdm-1_0-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • libgdm1-debuginfo-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-debugsource-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • libgdm1-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-debuginfo-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-devel-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (noarch)
    • gdmflexiserver-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-systemd-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-lang-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • gdm-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • typelib-1_0-Gdm-1_0-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • libgdm1-debuginfo-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-debugsource-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • libgdm1-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-debuginfo-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-devel-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS (noarch)
    • gdmflexiserver-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-systemd-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-lang-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • gdm-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • typelib-1_0-Gdm-1_0-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • libgdm1-debuginfo-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-debugsource-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • libgdm1-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-debuginfo-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-devel-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (noarch)
    • gdmflexiserver-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-systemd-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-lang-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • gdm-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • typelib-1_0-Gdm-1_0-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • libgdm1-debuginfo-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-debugsource-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • libgdm1-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-debuginfo-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-devel-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (noarch)
    • gdmflexiserver-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-systemd-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1
    • gdm-lang-3.34.1-150200.8.26.1

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