USN-4290-1: libpam-radius-auth vulnerability
USN-4290-1: libpam-radius-auth vulnerability libpam-radius-auth vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 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 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 19.10 libpam-radius-auth – 1.3.17-0ubuntu5.19.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libpam-radius-auth – 1.3.17-0ubuntu5.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libpam-radius-auth – 1.3.17-0ubuntu4.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2015-9542 Source: USN-4290-1: libpam-radius-auth vulnerability