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SUSE: 2018:1760-1 moderate: pam-modules Account Management Fix
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June 20, 2018
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for pam-modules fixes the following security issue: - CVE-2011-3172: Ensure that unix2_chkpwd calls pam_acct_mgmt to prevent usage of locked accounts (bsc#707645). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security 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 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-pam-modules-13665=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-pam-modules-13665=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): pam-modules-11-1.27.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64): pam-modules-32bit-11-1.27.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ia64):
References
#707645
Cross- CVE-2011-3172
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3172.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/707645
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1760-1
Rating: moderate
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