CVE catalog

CVE-2018-17953

pam: CVE-2018-17953

Severity: High · CVSS 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published: Dec 3, 2018, 2:35:05 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.34% · Oct 25, 2026

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).

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	pam	sid	`1.7.0-8`	not affected
Debian	pam	forky	`1.7.0-8`	not affected
Debian	pam	trixie	`1.7.0-5`	not affected
Debian	pam	bookworm	`1.5.2-6+deb12u2`	not affected
Suse	pam	linux enterprise module for basesystem 15	`1.3.0-6.6.1`	fixed
Suse	pam	linux enterprise module for development tools 15	`1.3.0-6.6.1`	fixed
Opensuse	pam	tumbleweed	`1.5.2-1.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pam	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pam	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pam	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pam	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Suse	pam	rpm	linux enterprise module for basesystem 15	`1.3.0-6.6.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2018:3965-1	Not reported
Suse	pam	rpm	linux enterprise module for development tools 15	`1.3.0-6.6.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2018:3965-1	Not reported
Opensuse	pam	rpm	tumbleweed	`1.5.2-1.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11140-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[pam-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [pam]
Details (1)
- 1.7.2+git48-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.5.2-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pam · opensuse · tumbleweed
[pam-devel]Unknown
Source package: [pam]
Details (1)
- 1.7.2+git48-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.5.2-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pam · opensuse · tumbleweed
[pam-devel-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [pam]
Details (1)
- 1.7.2+git48-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.5.2-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · pam · opensuse · tumbleweed
[pam]Fixed
Source package: [pam]
Details (1)
- 1.7.2+git48-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.5.2-1.1
  dsa · pam · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libpam0g]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam0g-dev]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam-doc]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam-modules]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam-modules-bin]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
[libpam-runtime]Not affected
Source package: [pam]
Details (2)
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm
- 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pam · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:35:23 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]