SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2025:02001-1 (pam)

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SUSE-SU-2025:02001-1: important: Security update for pam
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:30:25 -0000
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# Security update for pam

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02001-1  
Release Date: 2025-06-18T11:21:30Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1243226
  * bsc#1244509

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-6018

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-6018 ( SUSE ):  8.6
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-6018 ( SUSE ):  8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for pam fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-6018: pam_env: Change the default to not read the user
    .pam_environment file (bsc#1243226).
  * pam_namespace: convert functions that may operate on a user-controlled path
    to operate on file descriptors instead of absolute path (bsc#1244509).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2001=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-2001=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * pam-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-debugsource-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-devel-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-extra-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-extra-debuginfo-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-extra-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-extra-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    * pam-doc-1.1.8-24.71.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * pam-debugsource-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-devel-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-extra-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-debuginfo-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-extra-debuginfo-1.1.8-24.71.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    * pam-doc-1.1.8-24.71.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    * pam-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-extra-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-extra-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1
    * pam-32bit-1.1.8-24.71.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244509



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