========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7761-1 September 22, 2025 pam vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: PAM could allow unintended access to network services. Software Description: - pam: Pluggable Authentication Modules Details: It was discovered that the PAM pam_access module incorrectly parsed certain rules as hostnames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof hostnames and bypass access restrictions. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 libpam-modules 1.5.3-7ubuntu4.4 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libpam-modules 1.5.3-5ubuntu5.5 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7761-1 CVE-2024-10963 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/1.5.3-7ubuntu4.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/1.5.3-5ubuntu5.5
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: PAM could allow unintended access to network services. Software Description: - pam: Pluggable Authentication Modules Details: It was discovered that the PAM pam_access module incorrectly parsed certain rules as hostnames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof hostnames and bypass access restrictions.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 libpam-modules 1.5.3-7ubuntu4.4 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libpam-modules 1.5.3-5ubuntu5.5 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7761-1
CVE-2024-10963
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/1.5.3-7ubuntu4.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/1.5.3-5ubuntu5.5
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