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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2011.0221
pam-pgsql security update
28 February 2011
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: pam-pgsql
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 5
Debian GNU/Linux 6
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2173
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running pam-pgsql check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2173-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst
February 26, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : pam-pgsql
Vulnerability : buffer overflow
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
Debian Bug : 603436
It was discovered that pam-pgsql, a PAM module to authenticate using
a PostgreSQL database, was vulnerable to a buffer overflow in supplied
IP-addresses.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.6.3-2+lenny1.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.7.1-4+squeeze1.
For the testing (wheezy) and unstable (sid) distributions, this problem
has been fixed in version 0.7.1-5.
We recommend that you upgrade your pam-pgsql packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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