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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - PAM
From: Security <secure () CONECTIVA COM BR>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:27:52 -0300
---------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : pam SUMMARY : Remote users being treated as local ones DATE : 2000-07-27 AFFECTED CONECTIVA VERSIONS : 4.0, 4.0es, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0 and 5.1 DESCRIPTION Redhat has identified a problem with the pam_console module which also affects Conectiva Linux. This module incorrectly identifies remote X logins for displays other than :0 (:1, :2, etc.) as local ones, thus giving the console to this user. Having the console, the remote user could issue commands like reboot to remotely reboot the system (after providing his or her password). Note that this vulnerability is only exploitable if the system is running a graphical login manager (gdm, kdm, etc.), XDMCP is enabled and remote access is granted. This is *not* the default configuration for Conectiva Linux. SOLUTION All users should upgrade. DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO UPDATED PACKAGES ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/atualizacoes/4.0/i386/pam-0.72-15cl.i386.rpm ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/atualizacoes/4.0es/i386/pam-0.72-15cl.i386.rpm ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/atualizacoes/4.1/i386/pam-0.72-15cl.i386.rpm ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/atualizacoes/4.2/i386/pam-0.72-15cl.i386.rpm ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/atualizacoes/5.0/i386/pam-0.72-15cl.i386.rpm ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/atualizacoes/5.1/i386/pam-0.72-15cl.i386.rpm DIRECT LINK TO THE SOURCE PACKAGES ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/atualizacoes/4.0/SRPMS/pam-0.72-15cl.src.rpm ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/atualizacoes/4.0es/SRPMS/pam-0.72-15cl.src.rpm ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/atualizacoes/4.1/SRPMS/pam-0.72-15cl.src.rpm ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/atualizacoes/4.2/SRPMS/pam-0.72-15cl.src.rpm ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/atualizacoes/5.0/SRPMS/pam-0.72-15cl.src.rpm ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/atualizacoes/5.1/SRPMS/pam-0.72-15cl.src.rpm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- All packages are signed with Conectiva's PGP key. The key can be obtained at http://www.conectiva.com.br/conectiva/contato.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- subscribe: atualizacoes-anuncio-subscribe () bazar conectiva com br unsubscribe: atualizacoes-anuncio-unsubscribe () bazar conectiva com br
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