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Ubuntu 15.04 USN-2755-1 Critical: cyrus-sasl2 DoS Issue

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Calendar Grey September 30, 2015
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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
Cyrus SASL could be made to crash if it processed specially crafted input.

Summary

Cyrus SASL could be made to crash if it processed specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- cyrus-sasl2: Cyrus Simple Authentication and Security Layer

Details:

It was discovered that Cyrus SASL incorrectly handled certain invalid

password salts. An attacker could use this issue to cause Cyrus SASL to

crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update critical doS ubuntu cyrus sasl

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.04:
  libsasl2-2                      2.1.26.dfsg1-13ubuntu0.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2755-1

CVE-2013-4122

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September 30, 2015

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Topics Covered

security advisory update critical doS ubuntu cyrus sasl

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cyrus-sasl2/2.1.26.dfsg1-13ubuntu0.1

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