CVE-2018-17953

pam: pam_access.so doesn't properly handle ip addresses and subnets filtering

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 11, 2018

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A incorrect variable in a SUSE specific patch for pam_access rule matching in PAM 1.3.0 in openSUSE Leap 15.0 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 could lead to pam_access rules not being applied (fail open).

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control