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- USN-6588-2
26/3/2024
USN-6588-2: PAM vulnerability
First published: Tue Mar 26 2024(Updated: )
USN-6588-1 fixed a vulnerability in PAM. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Matthias Gerstner discovered that the PAM pam_namespace module incorrectly handled special files when performing directory checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PAM to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service.
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/libpam-modules | <1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1 | 1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/libpam-modules | <1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2.3+esm5 | 1.1.8-3.2ubuntu2.3+esm5 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/libpam-modules | <1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm4 | 1.1.8-1ubuntu2.2+esm4 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 |
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