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CVE-2018-17953 (GCVE-0-2018-17953)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-11-27 13:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:28
VLAI
Title
pam_access does not handle netmask matches correctly
Summary
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).
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SUSE pam Affected: 1.3.0 , < 1.3.0 before 2018-11-30 (custom)
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Date Public
2018-11-15 00:00
Credits
Daniel Pecka
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