SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1

    Published: 24 May 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-3238
    Aliases:
    CVE-2015-3238

    Summary: Security update for pam

    Details: This update for pam fixes the following issues: - CVE-2015-3238: pam_unix in conjunction with SELinux allowed for DoS attacks (bsc#934920). - log a hint to syslog if /etc/nologin is present, but empty (bsc#1015565). - If /etc/nologin is present, but empty, log a hint to syslog. (bsc#1015565) - Added support for libowcrypt.so, if present, to configure support for BLOWFISH (bsc#1037824)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171398-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1015565, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1037824, https://bugzilla.suse.com/934920, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3238

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pam

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.1.8-23.1

    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