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<oval:product_version>Oracle Linux</oval:product_version>
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<oval:timestamp>2026-08-19T00:00:57</oval:timestamp>
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<definition id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:def:202656131" version="501" class="patch">
<metadata>
<title>
ELSA-2026-56131:  pam security update (MODERATE)
</title>
<affected family="unix">
<platform>Oracle Linux 8</platform>

</affected>
<reference source="elsa" ref_id="ELSA-2026-56131" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-56131.html"/>
<reference source="CVE" ref_id="CVE-2026-54411" ref_url="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-54411.html"/>

<description>
[1.3.1-40.0.1]
- pam_limits: fix use after free in pam_sm_open_session [Orabug: 36272695]

[1.3.1-40]
- pam_userdb: fix password comparison timing leak.
  Resolves: CVE-2026-54411 and RHEL-191699
</description>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   advisory details   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
<advisory>
<severity>MODERATE</severity>
<rights>Copyright 2026 Oracle, Inc.</rights>
<issued date="2026-08-18"/>
<cve cvss3="4.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N" href="https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-54411.html" public="20260614">CVE-2026-54411</cve>

<affected_cpe_list>
<cpe>cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest</cpe>
<cpe>cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_patch</cpe>
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</criteria>
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</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>
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<criteria operator="OR">
<criteria operator="AND">
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</criteria>
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</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>
</criteria>

</definition>
</definitions>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo tests   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
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<state state_ref="oval:com.oracle.elsa:ste:202656131005" />
</rpminfo_test>

</tests>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo objects   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
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</rpminfo_object>
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<name>pam-devel</name>
</rpminfo_object>
<rpminfo_object xmlns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#linux" id="oval:com.oracle.elsa:obj:202656131001" version="501">
<name>oraclelinux-release</name>
</rpminfo_object>
</objects>
<states>
<!--
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   rpminfo states   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
-->
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</rpminfo_state>
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</rpminfo_state>
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