Alpine: multiple linux-pam packages: security update to 1.2.0-r0 (deprecated)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 401111

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- The _unix_run_helper_binary function in the pam_unix module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.2.1, when
unable to directly access passwords, allows local users to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of
service (hang) via a large password. (CVE-2015-3238)

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 401111

Version: Revision 1.23

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/16/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 6.91

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3238

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/7/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3238

BID: 75428

Detections

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