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CVE-2018-17953

Published: 27 November 2018

A incorrect variable in a SUSE specific patch for pam_access rule matching in PAM 1.3.0 in openSUSE Leap 15.0 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 could lead to pam_access rules not being applied (fail open).

Notes

Author	Note
ebarretto	Issue was introduced by SUSE specific patch.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
pam Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	upstream	Not vulnerable (debian: Issue introduced by SUSE specific patch)
	trusty	Not vulnerable (code not present)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (code not present)
	bionic	Not vulnerable (code not present)
	cosmic	Not vulnerable (code not present)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.1
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	High
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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