CVE-2018-17953

HIGH 8.1CVE-2018-17953 · Published 27/11/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2018-17953 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability affecting linux-pam (kernel).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.3%, higher than 71.4% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
linux-pam kernel	`= 1.3.0`	No fix yet

Description

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).

References

bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi

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