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Unscored USN-4290-2 1 CVE

libpam-radius-auth vulnerability

Published Mar 3, 2020 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

USN-4290-1 fixed a vulnerability in libpam-radius-auth. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that libpam-radius-auth incorrectly handled certain long
passwords. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
libpam-radius-auth to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS libpam-radius-auth 1.3.17-0ubuntu4+esm1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-9542