SUSE update for pam
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-10041 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-922 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system pam-doc Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pam-debuginfo-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pam-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pam-extra Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pam-extra-debuginfo-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pam-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pam Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pam-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pam-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pam-extra-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component pam-extra-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
EUVDB-ID: #VU100997
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-10041
CWE-ID:
CWE-922 - Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software stores secrets in memory in plain text. A local user can read the memory and obtain passwords in plain text when PAM is used to perform authentication.
Update the affected package pam to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended: Security
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5
pam-doc: before 1.1.8-24.77.1
pam-debuginfo-32bit: before 1.1.8-24.77.1
pam-debuginfo: before 1.1.8-24.77.1
pam-extra: before 1.1.8-24.77.1
pam-extra-debuginfo-32bit: before 1.1.8-24.77.1
pam-debugsource: before 1.1.8-24.77.1
pam: before 1.1.8-24.77.1
pam-32bit: before 1.1.8-24.77.1
pam-devel: before 1.1.8-24.77.1
pam-extra-debuginfo: before 1.1.8-24.77.1
pam-extra-32bit: before 1.1.8-24.77.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5_ltss_extended:Security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam-extra:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam-extra-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam-extra-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam-extra-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502971-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
