1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4290-2

USN-4290-2: libpam-radius-auth vulnerability

Publication date

3 March 2020

Overview

libpam-radius-auth could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

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.

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

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.04 trusty libpam-radius-auth –  1.3.17-0ubuntu4+esm1
12.04 precise libpam-radius-auth –  1.3.17-0ubuntu3.1

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