Packages
Details
USN-955-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OPIE. This update provides rebuilt
libpam-opie packages against the updated libopie library.
Original advisory details:
Maksymilian Arciemowicz and Adam Zabrocki discovered that OPIE incorrectly
handled long usernames. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted
username and make applications linked against libopie crash, leading to a
denial of service.
USN-955-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OPIE. This update provides rebuilt
libpam-opie packages against the updated libopie library.
Original advisory details:
Maksymilian Arciemowicz and Adam Zabrocki discovered that OPIE incorrectly
handled long usernames. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted
username and make applications linked against libopie crash, leading to a
denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.10 karmic | libpam-opie – 0.21-8build2.1 | ||
| 9.04 jaunty | libpam-opie – 0.21-8build1.9.04.1 | ||
| 10.04 lucid | libpam-opie – 0.21-8build3.1 | ||
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