SLES 16 — cracklib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 4 April 2026 Affected versions: SLES 16 📖 ~4 min read • Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2019:695-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6318 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in the FascistGecosUser function in lib/fascist.c in cracklib allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) […]