MGASA-2015-0213

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0213.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0213.json
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https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2015-0213
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Published
2015-05-12T19:37:48Z
Modified
2026-04-16T01:48:41Z
Summary
Updated pam packages fix security vulnerabilities
Details

Updated pam packages fix security vulnerabilities:

The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack (CVE-2013-7041).

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the pam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create aribitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) in the PAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the check_tty funtion, which is used by the format_timestamp_name function (CVE-2014-2583).

References
Credits

Affected packages

Mageia:4 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/pam?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.8-7.1.mga4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section":  "core"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0213.json"