High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 27, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-17953
CVE-2018-17953
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).
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Affected products
8- Range: = 1.3.0
- Range: = 15.0
- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/pam&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/pam&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015
< 1.5.2-1.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.5.2-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.0-6.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.0-6.6.1
- SUSE/pamv5Range: 1.3.0
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