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

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: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam_pkcs11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam_pkcs11-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam_pkcs11-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam_pkcs11-32bit-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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

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