Date:         Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:31:25 -0500
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for pam on SL3,x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov

Synopsis:	Moderate: pam security and bug fix update
Issue date:	2007-06-11
CVE Names:	CVE-2004-0813 CVE-2007-1716

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled certain SG_IO
commands. Console users with access to certain device files had the ability
to damage recordable CD drives. The way pam_console handled permissions of
these files has been modified to disallow access. This change also required
modifications to the cdrecord application. (CVE-2004-0813)

A flaw was found in the way pam_console set console device permissions. It
was possible for various console devices to retain ownership of the console
user after logging out, possibly leaking information to an unauthorized
user. (CVE-2007-1716)

The pam_unix module provides authentication against standard /etc/passwd
and /etc/shadow files. The pam_stack module provides support for stacking
PAM configuration files. Both of these modules contained small memory leaks
which caused problems in applications calling PAM authentication repeatedly
in the same process.

SL 3.0.x

   SRPMS:
cdrtools-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.src.rpm
pam-0.75-72.src.rpm
   i386:
cdrecord-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.i386.rpm
cdrecord-devel-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.i386.rpm
mkisofs-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.i386.rpm
pam-0.75-72.i386.rpm
pam-devel-0.75-72.i386.rpm
   x86_64:
cdrecord-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.x86_64.rpm
cdrecord-devel-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.x86_64.rpm
mkisofs-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.x86_64.rpm
pam-0.75-72.i386.rpm
pam-0.75-72.x86_64.rpm
pam-devel-0.75-72.i386.rpm
pam-devel-0.75-72.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2004-0813 pam SL3,x i386/x86_64

Moderate: pam security and bug fix update

Summary

Date:         Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:31:25 -0500Reply-To:     Troy Dawson Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Troy Dawson Subject:      Security ERRATA for pam on SL3,x i386/x86_64Comments: To: scientific-linux-errata@fnal.govSynopsis:	Moderate: pam security and bug fix updateIssue date:	2007-06-11CVE Names:	CVE-2004-0813 CVE-2007-1716A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled certain SG_IOcommands. Console users with access to certain device files had the abilityto damage recordable CD drives. The way pam_console handled permissions ofthese files has been modified to disallow access. This change also requiredmodifications to the cdrecord application. (CVE-2004-0813)A flaw was found in the way pam_console set console device permissions. Itwas possible for various console devices to retain ownership of the consoleuser after logging out, possibly leaking information to an unauthorizeduser. (CVE-2007-1716)The pam_unix module provides authentication against standard /etc/passwdand /etc/shadow files. The pam_stack module provides support for stackingPAM configuration files. Both of these modules contained small memory leakswhich caused problems in applications calling PAM authentication repeatedlyin the same process.SL 3.0.x   SRPMS:cdrtools-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.src.rpmpam-0.75-72.src.rpm   i386:cdrecord-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.i386.rpmcdrecord-devel-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.i386.rpmmkisofs-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.i386.rpmpam-0.75-72.i386.rpmpam-devel-0.75-72.i386.rpm   x86_64:cdrecord-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.x86_64.rpmcdrecord-devel-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.x86_64.rpmmkisofs-2.01.0.a32-0.EL3.6.x86_64.rpmpam-0.75-72.i386.rpmpam-0.75-72.x86_64.rpmpam-devel-0.75-72.i386.rpmpam-devel-0.75-72.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



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