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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201605-05 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Linux-PAM: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: May 31, 2016 |
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Bugs: #493432, #505604, #553302 |
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ID: 201605-05 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Linux-PAM, allowing remote |
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attackers to bypass the auth process and cause Denial of Service. |
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Background |
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Linux-PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is an architecture |
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allowing the separation of the development of privilege granting |
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software from the development of secure and appropriate authentication |
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schemes. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 sys-libs/pam < 1.2.1 >= 1.2.1 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Linux-PAM. Please |
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review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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Remote attackers could cause Denial of Service, conduct brute force |
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attacks, and conduct username enumeration. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Linux-PAM users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/pam-1.2.1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-7041 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7041 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2014-2583 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2583 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2015-3238 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3238 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2015-3238 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3238 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |