USN-4290-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4290-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4290-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4290-1
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Published
2020-02-24T14:21:20.157320Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:05Z
Summary
libpam-radius-auth vulnerability
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libpam-radius-auth

Package

Name
libpam-radius-auth
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpam-radius-auth@1.3.17-0ubuntu4.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.17-0ubuntu4.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.17-0ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-radius-auth",
            "binary_version": "1.3.17-0ubuntu4.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2015-9542"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libpam-radius-auth

Package

Name
libpam-radius-auth
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpam-radius-auth@1.3.17-0ubuntu5.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.17-0ubuntu5.18.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.17-0ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-radius-auth",
            "binary_version": "1.3.17-0ubuntu5.18.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2015-9542"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}