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Ubuntu 19.04: USN-3954-1 Moderate: FreeRADIUS Authentication Bypass

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FreeRADIUS could be made to bypass authentication if it received a specially crafted input.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3954-1
April 24, 2019

freeradius vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

FreeRADIUS could be made to bypass authentication if it received a
specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- freeradius: high-performance and highly configurable RADIUS server

Details:

It was discovered that FreeRADIUS incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication.
(CVE-2019-11234, CVE-2019-11235)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  freeradius                      3.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 18.10:
  freeradius                      3.0.16+dfsg-3ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  freeradius                      3.0.16+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3954-1
  CVE-2019-11234, CVE-2019-11235

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/3.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/3.0.16+dfsg-3ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/3.0.16+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 19.04: USN-3954-1 Moderate: FreeRADIUS Authentication Bypass

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Calendar Grey April 24, 2019
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Ubuntu systems running FreeRADIUS might experience vulnerabilities leading to potential authentication bypass. It is critical to apply updates immediately to resolve these issues.
FreeRADIUS could be made to bypass authentication if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04:   freeradius                      3.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 18.10:   freeradius                      3.0.16+dfsg-3ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   freeradius                      3.0.16+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3954-1

  CVE-2019-11234, CVE-2019-11235

April 24, 2019

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/3.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/3.0.16+dfsg-3ubuntu1.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/3.0.16+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1

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