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=========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2024.1874 Security update for shadow 28 March 2024 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: shadow Publisher: SUSE Operating System: SUSE Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2023-29383 CVE-2023-4641 Original Bulletin: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241007-1 Comment: CVSS (Max): 5.5 CVE-2023-29383 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) CVSS Source: SUSE Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security update for shadow Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:1007-1 Rating: moderate o bsc#1144060 o bsc#1176006 o bsc#1188307 o bsc#1203823 References: o bsc#1205502 o bsc#1206627 o bsc#1210507 o bsc#1213189 o bsc#1214806 o CVE-2023-29383 Cross-References: o CVE-2023-4641 o CVE-2023-29383 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N /S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H o CVE-2023-29383 ( NVD ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/ S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS scores: o CVE-2023-4641 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/ S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N o CVE-2023-4641 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/ S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Affected o SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 Products: An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has seven security fixes can now be installed. Description: This update for shadow fixes the following issues: o CVE-2023-29383: Fixed apparent /etc/shadow manipulation via chfn (bsc# 1210507). o CVE-2023-4641: Fixed possible password leak during passwd(1) change (bsc# 1214806). The following non-security bugs were fixed: o bsc#1176006: Fix chage date miscalculation o bsc#1188307: Fix passwd segfault o bsc#1203823: Remove pam_keyinit from PAM config files o bsc#1213189: Change lock mechanism to file locking to prevent lock files after power interruptions o bsc#1206627: Add --prefix support to passwd, chpasswd and chage o bsc#1205502: useradd audit event user id field cannot be interpretedd Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: o SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-1007=1 Package List: o SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (noarch) login_defs-4.8.1-150500.3.3.1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) shadow-debuginfo-4.8.1-150500.3.3.1 shadow-4.8.1-150500.3.3.1 shadow-debugsource-4.8.1-150500.3.3.1 References: o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-29383.html o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4641.html o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144060 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176006 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1188307 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203823 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205502 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206627 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210507 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213189 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214806 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT---------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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