Improper Access Control The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package linux-pam/linux-pam (opens in a new tab)
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- published14 Dec 2021
- disclosed27 Nov 2018
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 27 Nov 2018
CVE-2018-17953 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
This was deemed not a vulnerability.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. 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).
Note:
This issue is specific to SUSE platform.