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SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 pam Security Password Exposure Concern 2026-21112-2

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Calendar Grey April 16, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
An update for SUSE addresses a read password vulnerability in pam. Make sure to apply the patch to maintain security.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for pam fixes the following issue: * CVE-2024-10041: libpam: vulnerable to read hashed password (bsc#1232234). ## 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 Micro 6.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-556=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * pam-extra-debuginfo-1.7.1-160000.3.1 * pam-extra-1.7.1-160000.3.1 * pam-debuginfo-1.7.1-160000.3.1 * pam-1.7.1-160000.3.1 * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x) * pam-debugsource-1.7.1-160000.3.1 * pam-full-src-debugsource-1.7.1-160000.3.1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate PAM SuSE Linux read password

References

* bsc#1232234

Cross-

* CVE-2024-10041

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-10041 ( SUSE ): 5.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-10041 ( SUSE ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2024-10041 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.2

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-10041.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232234

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21112-1
Release Date: 2026-04-14T14:46:36Z
Rating: moderate

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate PAM SuSE Linux read password

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