CVE-2018-17953

8.1 highEPSS 1.3%

High (8.1) in kernel linux-pam. EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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).

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.1 high

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

EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 71% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-284
Published: 2018-11-27
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

kernel:linux-pam

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115640
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115640

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