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