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TI-2011-02802 Aliases CVE-2011-3172GHSA-jv5w-jhcc-wx4g

unix2_chkpwd do not check for a valid account

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-304Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

A vulnerability in pam_modules of SUSE Linux Enterprise allows attackers to log into accounts that should have been disabled. Affected releases are SUSE Linux Enterprise: versions prior to 12.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01029 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SUSE Linux Enterprise (SUSE): 12

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprisebefore 1212Patch availableCNA
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise VendorSUSE Affected before 12 Fixed in 12 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 12.0VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA SUSE Linux Enterprise (SUSE) Fixed in 12

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3172
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jv5w-jhcc-wx4g

References

Other 2

  • TI-2016-03144 The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2014-01166 Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-01165 The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00189 The n_tty_write function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2015-06274 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-03716 Observable discrepancy in Intel Most Modern Operating Systems CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
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Sources

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