Security update for pam-config SUSE Patch security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE-SU-2025:20533-1 Final 1 1 2025-07-28T14:36:18Z current 2025-07-28T14:36:18Z 2025-07-28T14:36:18Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf.pl 2017-02-24T01:00:00Z Security update for pam-config This update for pam-config fixes the following issues: - CVE-2025-6018: Stop adding pam_env in AUTH stack, and be sure to put this module at the really end of the SESSION stack. (bsc#1243226) The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-192 Copyright SUSE LLC under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202520533-1/ Link for SUSE-SU-2025:20533-1 https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2025-August/041121.html E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2025:20533-1 https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings https://bugzilla.suse.com/1243226 SUSE Bug 1243226 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018/ SUSE CVE CVE-2025-6018 page SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 pam-config-2.11+git.20240906-slfo.1.1_2.1 pam-config-2.11+git.20240906-slfo.1.1_2.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 A Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability has been discovered in pam-config within Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM). This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker (for example, a user logged in via SSH) to obtain the elevated privileges normally reserved for a physically present, "allow_active" user. The highest risk is that the attacker can then perform all allow_active yes Polkit actions, which are typically restricted to console users, potentially gaining unauthorized control over system configurations, services, or other sensitive operations. CVE-2025-6018 SUSE Linux Micro 6.1:pam-config-2.11+git.20240906-slfo.1.1_2.1 important To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202520533-1/ https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018.html CVE-2025-6018 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1243226 SUSE Bug 1243226