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openSUSE Tumbleweed — pam_krb5 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — pam_krb5 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2008:027 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2008-3825 CVE-2009-1384 Upstream summary: pam_krb5 2.2.14 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and earlier, when the existing_ticket option is enabled, uses incorrect privileges when […]

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Arch Linux — lib32-krb5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — lib32-krb5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201710-9 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11462 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.15.1-1. Fixed in: 1.15.2-1. Group: AVG-415. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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SLES 15 — pam_radius — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — pam_radius — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 January 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2020:1117-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-9542 Upstream summary: add_password in pam_radius_auth.c in pam_radius 1.4.0 does not correctly check the length of the input password, and is vulnerable to a stack-based […]

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SLES 12 — pam_yubico — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — pam_yubico — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 June 2018 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-9275 Upstream summary: In check_user_token in util.c in the Yubico PAM module (aka pam_yubico) 2.18 through 2.25, successful logins can leak file descriptors to the […]

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Debian 9 — libpam4j — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — libpam4j — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 April 2018 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12197 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — sssd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — sssd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 July 2017 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3526-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12173 Upstream summary: It was discovered that SSSD incorrectly handled certain inputs when querying its local cache. An attacker could use this to inject arbitrary code and […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libpam-radius-auth — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libpam-radius-auth — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 March 2017 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4290-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-9542 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libpam-radius-auth incorrectly handled certain long passwords. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libpam-radius-auth to crash, resulting […]

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SLES 12 — pam-modules — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — pam-modules — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 6 March 2016 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2018:1760-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-3172 Upstream summary: A vulnerability in pam_modules of SUSE Linux Enterprise allows attackers to log into accounts that should have been disabled. Affected releases are […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libpam-radius-auth — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libpam-radius-auth — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 November 2015 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4290-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-9542 Upstream summary: USN-4290-1 fixed a vulnerability in libpam-radius-auth. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It […]

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