{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2016:2211-1","published":"2016-09-02T07:01:52Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:37:32.781707Z","related":["CVE-2016-6318"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-6318"],"summary":"Security update for cracklib","details":"\nThis update for cracklib fixes a security issue and a bug:\n\nSecurity issue fixed:\n- Add patch to fix a stack buffer overflow in GECOS parser (bsc#992966 CVE-2016-6318)\n\nThe following non security issue was fixed:\n- Call textdomain in cracklib-check main function so that program\n  output is translated accordingly. (bsc#928923)\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"cracklib","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/cracklib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.12-56.13.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"cracklib-devel":"2.8.12-56.13.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:2211-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"cracklib","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/cracklib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.12-56.13.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"cracklib":"2.8.12-56.13.1","cracklib-32bit":"2.8.12-56.13.1","cracklib-x86":"2.8.12-56.13.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:2211-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"cracklib","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/cracklib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.12-56.13.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"cracklib":"2.8.12-56.13.1","cracklib-32bit":"2.8.12-56.13.1","cracklib-x86":"2.8.12-56.13.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:2211-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"cracklib","ecosystem":"SUSE:Studio Onsite 1.3","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/cracklib&distro=SUSE%20Studio%20Onsite%201.3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.12-56.13.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"cracklib-dict-small":"2.8.12-56.13.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:2211-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162211-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/928923"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/992966"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6318"}]}