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SUSE: 2025:0198-1 critical: pam_u2f security patch for authentication flaw

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Calendar Grey January 21, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical update for pam_u2f in SUSE resolves issues related to authentication vulnerabilities marked as CVE-2025-23013.
* bsc#1233517 * bsc#1235961 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-23013

Summary

## This update for pam_u2f fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-23013: Fixed problematic PAM_IGNORE return values in `pam_sm_authenticate()` (bsc#1233517) ## 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 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-198=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-198=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * pam_u2f-1.0.8-3.6.1 * pam_u2f-debugsource-1.0.8-3.6.1 * pam_u2f-debuginfo-1.0.8-3.6.1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory important authentication issue SUSE pam_u2f

References

* bsc#1233517

* bsc#1235961

Cross-

* CVE-2025-23013

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-23013 ( SUSE ): 7.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

* CVE-2025-23013 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-23013 ( NVD ): 7.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

Severity
important
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0198-1
Release Date: 2025-01-21T10:10:14Z
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory important authentication issue SUSE pam_u2f

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