SUSE-SU-2016:1645-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161645-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1645-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2016:1645-1
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Published
2016-06-21T10:32:29Z
Modified
2026-02-04T03:23:21Z
Summary
Security update for pam
Details

This update for pam fixes two security issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2015-3238: pam_unix in conjunction with SELinux allowed for DoS attacks (bsc#934920).
  • CVE-2013-7041: Compare password hashes case-sensitively (bsc#854480).

This non-security issue was fixed:

  • bsc#962220: Don't fail when /var/log/btmp is corrupted
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.5-0.17.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "pam": "1.1.5-0.17.2",
            "pam-32bit": "1.1.5-0.17.2",
            "pam-doc": "1.1.5-0.17.2",
            "pam-x86": "1.1.5-0.17.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1645-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.5-0.17.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "pam": "1.1.5-0.17.2",
            "pam-32bit": "1.1.5-0.17.2",
            "pam-doc": "1.1.5-0.17.2",
            "pam-x86": "1.1.5-0.17.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1645-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.5-0.17.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "pam-devel": "1.1.5-0.17.2",
            "pam-devel-32bit": "1.1.5-0.17.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1645-1.json"