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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2173-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                           Thijs Kinkhorst
February 26, 2011                      http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : pam-pgsql
Vulnerability  : buffer overflow
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
Debian Bug     : 603436

It was discovered that pam-pgsql, a PAM module to authenticate using
a PostgreSQL database, was vulnerable to a buffer overflow in supplied
IP-addresses.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.6.3-2+lenny1.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.7.1-4+squeeze1.

For the testing (wheezy) and unstable (sid) distributions, this problem
has been fixed in version 0.7.1-5.

We recommend that you upgrade your pam-pgsql packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-2173-1: pam-pgsql security update

February 26, 2011
It was discovered that pam-pgsql, a PAM module to authenticate using a PostgreSQL database, was vulnerable to a buffer overflow in supplied IP-addresses

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.6.3-2+lenny1.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.7.1-4+squeeze1.

For the testing (wheezy) and unstable (sid) distributions, this problem
has been fixed in version 0.7.1-5.

We recommend that you upgrade your pam-pgsql packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
It was discovered that pam-pgsql, a PAM module to authenticate using
a PostgreSQL database, was vulnerable to a buffer overflow in supplied
IP-addresses.

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