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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : pam_pkcs11 (SUSE-SU-2018:3290-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 120139
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for pam_pkcs11 fixes the following security issues :It was possible to replay an authentication by using a specially prepared smartcard or token (bsc#1105012)
Prevent buffer overflow if a user has a home directory with a length of more than 512 bytes (bsc#1105012)
Memory not cleaned properly before free() (bsc#1105012)
The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-2374=1
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 120139
File Name: suse_SU-2018-3290-1.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 1/2/2019
Updated: 9/10/2019
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam_pkcs11-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam_pkcs11-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam_pkcs11-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam_pkcs11
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2018