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

USN-4290-1: libpam-radius-auth vulnerability

Publication date

24 February 2020

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

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.

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
19.10 eoan libpam-radius-auth –  1.3.17-0ubuntu5.19.10.1
18.04 bionic libpam-radius-auth –  1.3.17-0ubuntu5.18.04.1
16.04 xenial libpam-radius-auth –  1.3.17-0ubuntu4.1

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