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SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 Moderate pam Timing Issue Update 2026-22896-1

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Calendar Grey July 27, 2026
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Stay updated on the moderate security fix for pam addressing CVE-2026-54411 for SUSE Linux Micro 6.1.
SUSE released a moderate security update for pam addressing CVE-2026-54411, a vulnerability affecting password comparison in the pam_userdb module, applicable to SUSE Linux Micro 6...

Summary

## This update for pam fixes the following issue * CVE-2026-54411: timing discrepancy in the `pam_userdb` module's plaintext- password comparison (bsc#1268290). ## 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 Micro 6.1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-629=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * pam-debugsource-1.6.1-slfo.1.1_5.1 * pam-1.6.1-slfo.1.1_5.1 * pam-debuginfo-1.6.1-slfo.1.1_5.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE PAM authentication timing discrepancy

References

* bsc#1268290

Cross-

* CVE-2026-54411

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-54411 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2026-54411 ( NVD ): 6.9

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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:N/R:X/V:D/RE:X/U:X

* CVE-2026-54411 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54411.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268290

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22896-1
Release Date: 2026-07-22T08:59:50Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE PAM authentication timing discrepancy

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