SUSE: 2025:02001-1 important: pam environment security risk
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June 18, 2025
* bsc#1243226 * bsc#1244509 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-6018
Summary
## 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:
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1243226
* bsc#1244509
Cross-
* 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.
##
* 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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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02001-1
Release Date: 2025-06-18T11:21:30Z
Rating: important
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