This update for gdm fixes the following issues:
* CVE-2025-6018: Removes pam_env from auth stack for security reason
(bsc#1243226).
## 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:
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2003=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2003=1
* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-2003=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
* libgdm1-debuginfo-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-devel-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-debuginfo-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* typelib-1_0-Gdm-1_0-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* libgdm1-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-debugsource-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
* gdm-systemd-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-lang-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-branding-upstream-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdmflexiserver-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-schema-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* libgdm1-debuginfo-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-devel-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-debuginfo-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* typelib-1_0-Gdm-1_0-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* libgdm1-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-debugsource-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
* gdm-schema-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-systemd-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdmflexiserver-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* gdm-lang-45.0.1-150600.6.8.1
* bsc#1243226
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226
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