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SUSE 12 SP5: 2023:4023-1 Low Severity: Shadow Password Leak

* #1214806 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-4641 . # Security update for shadow Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4023-1 Rating: low References: * #1214806 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-4641 CVSS scores: * CVE-2023-4641 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Affected Products: * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed. ## Description: This update for shadow fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-4641: Fixed potential password leak (bsc#1214806). ## 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 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4023=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4023=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4023=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64) * shadow-4.2.1-36.6.1 * shadow-debuginfo-4.2.1-36.6.1 * shadow-debugsource-4.2.1-36.6.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * shadow-4.2.1-36.6.1 * shadow-debuginfo-4.2.1-36.6.1 * shadow-debugsource-4.2.1-36.6.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64) * shadow-4.2.1-36.6.1 * shadow-debuginfo-4.2.1-36.6.1 * shadow-debugsource-4.2.1-36.6.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4641.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214806 . SUSE has released a security patch for shadow, addressing a minor severity risk of password exposure, linked to CVE-2023-4641.. SUSEUpdate, Shadow Software, Low Severity Fix. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 10, 2023 •Low SuSE