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SUSE: 2025:02004-1 critical update: gdm authentication vulnerability fix

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Calendar Grey June 18, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important patch released for gdm in SUSE deals with security flaw CVE-2025-6018 impacting multiple distributions.
* bsc#1243226 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-6018

Summary

## 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 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2004=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-2004=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-2004=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-2004=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue important authentication suse gdm

References

* bsc#1243226

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:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02004-1
Release Date: 2025-06-18T11:22:29Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue important authentication suse gdm

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