libpam-radius-auth vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
* Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
* Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
libpam-radius-auth could be made to crash if it received specially
crafted network traffic.
Software Description
* libpam-radius-auth - The PAM RADIUS authentication module
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.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
libpam-radius-auth - 1.3.17-0ubuntu4+esm1
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
libpam-radius-auth - 1.3.17-0ubuntu3.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References
* USN-4290-1
* CVE-2015-9542
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