Ubuntu Security Notice 2122-1 - It was discovered that FreeRADIUS incorrectly handled unix authentication. A remote user could successfully authenticate with an expired password. Pierre Carrier discovered that FreeRADIUS incorrectly handled rlm_pap hash processing. An authenticated user could use this issue to cause FreeRADIUS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. The default compiler options for affected releases should reduce the vulnerability to a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2122-1
February 26, 2014
freeradius vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in FreeRADIUS.
Software Description:
- freeradius: high-performance and highly configurable RADIUS server
Details:
It was discovered that FreeRADIUS incorrectly handled unix authentication.
A remote user could successfully authenticate with an expired password.
(CVE-2011-4966)
Pierre Carrier discovered that FreeRADIUS incorrectly handled rlm_pap
hash processing. An authenticated user could use this issue to cause
FreeRADIUS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. The default compiler options for affected releases should
reduce the vulnerability to a denial of service. (CVE-2014-2015)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.10:
freeradius 2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu5.1
Ubuntu 12.10:
freeradius 2.1.12+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
freeradius 2.1.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.12.04.2
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
freeradius 2.1.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2122-1
CVE-2011-4966, CVE-2014-2015
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu5.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/2.1.12+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/2.1.10+dfsg-3ubuntu0.12.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/2.1.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1