SUSE-SU-2016:1645-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:1645-1

    Published: 21 Jun 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for pam

    Details: This update for pam fixes two security issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2015-3238: pam_unix in conjunction with SELinux allowed for DoS attacks (bsc#934920). - CVE-2013-7041: Compare password hashes case-sensitively (bsc#854480). This non-security issue was fixed: - bsc#962220: Don't fail when /var/log/btmp is corrupted

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161645-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/854480, https://bugzilla.suse.com/934920, https://bugzilla.suse.com/962220, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7041, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3238

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pam

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.1.5-0.17.2

    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
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