USN-955-2: libpam-opie vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 10.04
• Ubuntu 9.10
• Ubuntu 9.04

Packages

• libpam-opie -

Details

USN-955-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OPIE. This update provides rebuilt
libpam-opie packages against the updated libopie library.

Original advisory details:

Maksymilian Arciemowicz and Adam Zabrocki discovered that OPIE incorrectly
handled long usernames. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted
username and make applications linked against libopie crash, leading to a
denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 9.10

• libpam-opie - 0.21-8build2.1

Ubuntu 9.04

• libpam-opie - 0.21-8build1.9.04.1

Ubuntu 10.04

• libpam-opie - 0.21-8build3.1

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

References

• CVE-2010-1938

Related notices

• USN-955-1: libopie-dev, opie