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SUSE 15 SP3: 2025:02015-1 important: gdm security patch

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Calendar Grey June 19, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
An important SUSE patch to address CVE-2025-6018 in gdm enhances system security for affected users.
* bsc#1243226 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-6018

Summary

## This update for gdm fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-6018: pam.d: 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-2015=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-2015=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2025-2015=1 * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2025-2015=1 ## Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue remote access important 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:

* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02015-1
Release Date: 2025-06-19T07:14:13Z
Rating: important

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