USN-4290-2: libpam-radius-auth vulnerability
USN-4290-2: libpam-radius-auth vulnerability libpam-radius-auth vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Ubuntu 12.04 ESM 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. 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 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system [ more… ]