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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for libpam-radius-auth (DLA-2116-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libpam-radius-auth' package(s) announced via the DLA-2116-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability was found in pam_radius: the password length check was done incorrectly in the add_password() function in pam_radius_auth.c, resulting in a stack based buffer overflow. This could be used to crash (DoS) an application using the PAM stack for authentication.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'libpam-radius-auth' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.16-4.4+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libpam-radius-auth packages.