Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 17:44:05 -0200
From: secure@CONECTIVA.COM.BR
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: [CLA-2000:358] Conectiva Linux Security Announcement –
pam
CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
PACKAGE : pam
SUMMARY : Buffer overflow in pam_localuser
DATE : 2000-12-13 17:42:00
ID : CLA-2000:358
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 4.0, 4.0es, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0
DESCRIPTION
The pam_localuser module, part of the PAM package, has a buffer
overflow vulnerability in it. This module is *not* used in any
default configuration and to be vulnerable an user would have to
insert it manually in a configuration file in the /etc/pam.d
directory.
SOLUTION
All users of the pam_localuser module should upgrade.
DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/SRPMS/pam-0.72-23cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/i386/pam-0.72-23cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/SRPMS/pam-0.72-23cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/i386/pam-0.72-23cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/SRPMS/pam-0.72-23cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/i386/pam-0.72-23cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/SRPMS/pam-0.72-23cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/i386/pam-0.72-23cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/SRPMS/pam-0.72-23cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/pam-0.72-23cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/SRPMS/pam-0.72-23cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/pam-0.72-23cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/SRPMS/pam-0.72-23cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/pam-0.72-23cl.i386.rpm
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
Users of Conectiva Linux version 6.0 or higher may use apt to
perform upgrades:
– add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list if it is not
there yet (you may also use linuxconf to do this):
rpm [cncbr] ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br
6.0/conectiva updates
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade
examples can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en
All packages are signed with Conectiva’s GPG key. The key can be
obtained at http://www.conectiva.com.br/contato