Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2014.0631.1
Category:	SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:	SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2014:0631-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'pam' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2014:0631-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'pam' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2014:0631-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: This update changes the broken default behavior of pam_pwhistory to not enforce checks when the root user requests password changes. In order to enforce pwhistory checks on the root user, the 'enforce_for_root' parameter needs to be set for the pam_pwhistory.so module. This pam update fixes the following security and non-security issues: * bnc#870433: Fixed pam_timestamp path injection problem (CVE-2014-2583) * bnc#848417: Fixed pam_pwhistory root password enforcement when resetting non-root user's password Security Issue references: * CVE-2014-2583 > Affected Software/OS: 'pam' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-2583 BugTraq ID: 66493 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66493 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/10 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/31/6 http://secunia.com/advisories/57317 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
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