SUSE-SU-2026:22896-1
Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2026-07-22 09:06 - Updated: 2026-09-16 20:07Summary
Security update for pam
Severity
Moderate
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for pam
Description of the patch: This update for pam fixes the following issue
- CVE-2026-54411: timing discrepancy in the `pam_userdb` module's plaintext-password comparison (bsc#1268290).
Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-629
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
5.9 (Medium)
Affected products
Recommended
4 products
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Micro 6.1:pam-1.6.1-slfo.1.1_5.1.aarch64 | — |
Vendor Fix
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Micro 6.1:pam-1.6.1-slfo.1.1_5.1.ppc64le | — |
Vendor Fix
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Micro 6.1:pam-1.6.1-slfo.1.1_5.1.s390x | — |
Vendor Fix
|
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| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Micro 6.1:pam-1.6.1-slfo.1.1_5.1.x86_64 | — |
Vendor Fix
|
Threats
Impact
moderate
References
8 references
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