{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1","published":"2017-05-24T14:23:46Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:31:08.662585Z","related":["CVE-2015-3238"],"upstream":["CVE-2015-3238"],"summary":"Security update for pam","details":"\nThis update for pam fixes the following issues:\n \n\n- CVE-2015-3238: pam_unix in conjunction with SELinux allowed for DoS attacks (bsc#934920).\n- log a hint to syslog if /etc/nologin is present, but empty (bsc#1015565).\n- If /etc/nologin is present, but empty, log a hint to syslog. (bsc#1015565)\n- Added support for libowcrypt.so, if present, to configure support for BLOWFISH (bsc#1037824)\n\n ","affected":[{"package":{"name":"pam","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.8-23.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"pam":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-32bit":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-doc":"1.1.8-23.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pam","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.8-23.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"pam":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-32bit":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-doc":"1.1.8-23.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pam","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.8-23.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"pam":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-doc":"1.1.8-23.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pam","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.8-23.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"pam-devel":"1.1.8-23.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pam","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.8-23.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"pam-devel":"1.1.8-23.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pam","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.8-23.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"pam":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-32bit":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-doc":"1.1.8-23.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pam","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.8-23.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"pam":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-32bit":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-doc":"1.1.8-23.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pam","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.8-23.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"pam":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-32bit":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-doc":"1.1.8-23.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pam","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.8-23.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"pam":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-32bit":"1.1.8-23.1","pam-doc":"1.1.8-23.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171398-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1015565"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1037824"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/934920"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3238"}]}