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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-4290-2 Critical: libpam-radius-auth DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey March 3, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Vulnerabilities in libpam-radius-auth may trigger failures due to maliciously formed network input. Ensure to apply the latest updates for ongoing security.
libpam-radius-auth could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

libpam-radius-auth could be made to crash if it received specially crafted

network traffic.

Software Description:

- libpam-radius-auth: The PAM RADIUS authentication module

Details:

USN-4290-1 fixed a vulnerability in libpam-radius-auth. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that libpam-radius-auth incorrectly handled certain long

passwords. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

libpam-radius-auth to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu network traffic Denial of Service libpam-radius-auth

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libpam-radius-auth              1.3.17-0ubuntu4+esm1

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libpam-radius-auth              1.3.17-0ubuntu3.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4290-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4290-1

CVE-2015-9542

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March 03, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu network traffic Denial of Service libpam-radius-auth

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