Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201595420000000
Revision Date:2020-02-24Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-9542 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:add_password in pam_radius_auth.c in pam_radius 1.4.0 does not correctly check the length of the input password, and is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow during memcpy(). An attacker could send a crafted password to an application (loading the pam_radius library) and crash it. Arbitrary code execution might be possible, depending on the application, C library, compiler, and other factors.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-9542
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND libpam-radius-auth package in bionic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1.3.17-0ubuntu5.18.04.1').
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