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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200909-01 (pam)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200909-01.
Insight
Insight
An error in the handling of user names of Linux-PAM might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service or escalate privileges.
Solution
Solution
All Linux-PAM users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose =sys-libs/pam-1.0.4 http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200909-01 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=261512