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SUSE: 2025:02031-1 important: Fix for pam_pkcs11 authentication issue

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Calendar Grey June 20, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Security update for pam_pkcs11 to rectify vulnerabilities, notably CVE-2025-6018, is now available for SUSE platforms.
* bsc#1243226 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-6018

Summary

## This update for pam_pkcs11 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2031=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2031=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2031=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2031=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-2031=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue important authentication suse pam_pkcs11

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 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 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1

Severity
important
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02031-1
Release Date: 2025-06-20T07:56:44Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue important authentication suse pam_pkcs11

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