CVE-2018-17953

NameCVE-2018-17953
DescriptionA incorrect variable in a SUSE specific patch for pam_access rule matching in PAM 1.3.0 in openSUSE Leap 15.0 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 could lead to pam_access rules not being applied (fail open).
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pam (PTS)jessie1.1.8-3.1+deb8u2fixed
stretch1.1.8-3.6fixed
buster1.3.1-5fixed
bullseye1.4.0-9+deb11u1fixed
bookworm1.5.2-6+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie1.5.3-7fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
pamsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- pam <not-affected> (Issue introduced by SUSE specific patch)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115640
Issue introduced by SUSE specific patch (pam-hostnames-in-access_conf.patch)
https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/Linux-PAM/pam/pam-hostnames-in-access_conf.patch
And fixed with (use-correct-IP-address.patch)
https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/Linux-PAM/pam/use-correct-IP-address.patch

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