- Issued:
- 2013-11-20
- Updated:
- 2013-11-20
RHEA-2013:1734 - pam enhancement update
Synopsis
pam enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
Updated pam packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) provide a system to set up authentication policies without the need to recompile programs to handle authentication.
This update adds the following enhancement:
- During TTY auditing, it is usually not necessary or even not desirable to log passwords that are being entered by the audited operator. This update adds an enhancement to the pam_tty_audit PAM module, so that passwords entered in the TTY console are logged only in case the "log_passwd" option is used. As a result, passwords are no longer logged, unless the "log_passwd" option of pam_tty_audit is used. Note that this option is not available in kernel versions available prior to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5. (BZ#976033)
Users of pam are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- pam-debuginfo-1.1.1-17.el6.i686.rpm
- pam-devel-1.1.1-17.el6.i686.rpm
- pam-1.1.1-17.el6.x86_64.rpm
- pam-1.1.1-17.el6.src.rpm
- pam-devel-1.1.1-17.el6.ppc.rpm
- pam-debuginfo-1.1.1-17.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pam-debuginfo-1.1.1-17.el6.s390.rpm
- pam-1.1.1-17.el6.ppc.rpm
- pam-debuginfo-1.1.1-17.el6.s390x.rpm
- pam-debuginfo-1.1.1-17.el6.ppc.rpm
- pam-1.1.1-17.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pam-debuginfo-1.1.1-17.el6.x86_64.rpm
- pam-devel-1.1.1-17.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pam-1.1.1-17.el6.s390.rpm
- pam-devel-1.1.1-17.el6.s390x.rpm
- pam-devel-1.1.1-17.el6.x86_64.rpm
- pam-devel-1.1.1-17.el6.s390.rpm
- pam-1.1.1-17.el6.s390x.rpm
- pam-1.1.1-17.el6.i686.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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