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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64824
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200909-01 (pam)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200909-01.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200909-01.

Vulnerability Insight:
An error in the handling of user names of Linux-PAM might allow remote
attackers to cause a Denial of Service or escalate privileges.

Solution:
All Linux-PAM users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose =sys-libs/pam-1.0.4

CVSS Score:
6.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0887
BugTraq ID: 34010
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34010
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00398.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00420.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:077
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/05/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/34733
XForce ISS Database: linuxpam-pamstrtok-priv-escalation(49110)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49110
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