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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2017.1398.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pam' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pam' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2017:1398-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for pam fixes the following issues:


- CVE-2015-3238: pam_unix in conjunction with SELinux allowed for DoS attacks (bsc#934920).
- log a hint to syslog if /etc/nologin is present, but empty (bsc#1015565).
- If /etc/nologin is present, but empty, log a hint to syslog. (bsc#1015565)
- Added support for libowcrypt.so, if present, to configure support for BLOWFISH (bsc#1037824)

Affected Software/OS:
'pam' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP2.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3238
75428
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75428
FEDORA-2015-10830
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/161249.html
FEDORA-2015-10848
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161350.html
GLSA-201605-05
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05
RHSA-2015:1640
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1640.html
USN-2935-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1
USN-2935-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2
USN-2935-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
[oss-security] 20150625 Linux-PAM 1.2.1 released to address CVE-2015-3238
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/13
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228571
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-011/?fid=6551
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Username-Enumeration-against-OpenSSH-SELinux-with-CVE-2015-3238/
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