GLSA 200606-18 PAM-MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted by Bob on: 06/15/2006 06:12 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - PAM-MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-18
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: PAM-MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 15, 2006
Bugs: #120842
ID: 200606-18

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Synopsis
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Vulnerabilities in PAM-MySQL can lead to a Denial of Service, making it
impossible to log into a machine.

Background
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PAM-MySQL is a PAM module used to authenticate users against a MySQL
backend.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-auth/pam_mysql lt; 0.7_rc1 gt;= 0.7_rc1

Description
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A flaw in handling the result of pam_get_item() as well as further
unspecified flaws were discovered in PAM-MySQL.

Impact
======

By exploiting the mentioned flaws an attacker can cause a Denial of
Service and thus prevent users that authenticate against PAM-MySQL from
logging into a machine. There is also a possible additional attack
vector with more malicious impact that has not been confirmed yet.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All PAM-MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gt;=sys-auth/pam_mysql-0.7_rc1"

References
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[ 1 ] Official release information
http://pam-mysql.sourceforge.net/News/

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-18.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5