MGASA-2015-0266

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0266.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0266.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2015-0266
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Published
2015-07-05T17:22:03Z
Modified
2015-07-09T07:56:53Z
Summary
Updated pam package fixes security vulnerability
Details

If SELinux is enabled, the unixrunhelperbinary function in Linux-PAM 1.1.8 and earlier hangs indefinitely when verifying a password of 65536 characters, which allows attackers to conduct username enumeration and denial of service attacks (CVE-2015-3238).

References
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Affected packages

Mageia:5 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/pam?distro=mageia-5

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.8-10.1.mga5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}

Mageia:4 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/pam?distro=mageia-4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.8-7.2.mga4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}