| Name | CVE-2018-17953 |
| Description | A 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). |
| Source | CVE (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 Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pam (PTS) | buster | 1.3.1-5 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.4.0-9+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.5.2-6+deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 1.5.2-9.1 | fixed |
| sid | 1.5.3-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| pam | source | (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