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GLSA-201605-05 : Linux-PAM: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 91378

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201605-05 (Linux-PAM: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Linux-PAM. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 Remote attackers could cause Denial of Service, conduct brute-force attacks, and conduct username enumeration.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Linux-PAM users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-libs/pam-1.2.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 91378

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201605-05.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Published: 5/31/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:pam, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/31/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-7041, CVE-2014-2583, CVE-2015-3238

GLSA: 201605-05