Ubuntu Security Update USN-4290-2: libpam-radius-auth vulnerability

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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 update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• USN-4290-1
• CVE-2015-9542

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