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Debian: CVE-2015-9542: libpam-radius-auth -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2015-9542: libpam-radius-auth -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/24/2020
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

Description

add_password in pam_radius_auth.c in pam_radius 1.4.0 does not correctly check the length of the input password, and is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow during memcpy(). An attacker could send a crafted password to an application (loading the pam_radius library) and crash it. Arbitrary code execution might be possible, depending on the application, C library, compiler, and other factors.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libpam-radius-auth

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