Denial of service - CVE-2018-17953
Published: December 8, 2018 / Updated: December 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16532
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17953
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an incorrect variable in a SUSE specific patch for pam_access rule matching. A remote unauthenticated attacker can lead to pam_access rules not being applied (fail open).
Affected software
Opensuse
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17953
Install update from vendor's website.