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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3567-1 (libpam-sshauth - security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

10.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

7 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

It was discovered that libpam-sshauth, a PAM module to authenticate using an SSH server, does not correctly handle system users. In certain configurations an attacker can take advantage of this flaw to gain root privileges.

Affected Software

Affected Software

libpam-sshauth on Debian Linux

Detection Method

Detection Method

This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.

Solution

Solution

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.3.1-1+deb8u1. For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.1-2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.1-2. We recommend that you upgrade your libpam-sshauth packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)