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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200309-01 |
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PACKAGE : pam_smb |
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SUMMARY : buffer overflow |
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DATE : 2003-09-01 12:12 UTC |
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EXPLOIT : remote |
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VERSIONS AFFECTED : <pam_smb-2.0.0_rc5 |
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FIXED VERSION : >=pam_smb-2.0.0_rc5 |
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CVE : CAN-2003-0686 |
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quote from Debian DSA-374-1: |
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"If a long password is supplied, this can cause a buffer overflow which |
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could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the |
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process which invokes PAM services." |
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SOLUTION |
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It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running |
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net-misc/pam_smb upgrade to pam_smb-2.0.0_rc5 as follows |
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emerge sync |
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emerge pam_smb |
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emerge clean |
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