MGASA-2018-0234

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    MGASA-2018-0234

    Published: 16 May 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12197

    Summary: Updated libpam4j package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that libpam4j, a Java library wrapper for the integration of PAM did not call pam_acct_mgmt() during authentication. As such a user who has a valid password, but a deactivated or disabled account could still log in (CVE-2017-12197).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0234.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22006, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4025

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libpam4j

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/libpam4j?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8-7.1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High