{"id":"MGASA-2015-0213","summary":"Updated pam packages fix security vulnerabilities","details":"Updated pam packages fix security vulnerabilities:\n\nThe pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed\npasswords, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a\nbrute force attack (CVE-2013-7041).\n\nMultiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pam_timestamp.c in the\npam_timestamp module for Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.8 allow local users to create\naribitrary files or possibly bypass authentication via a .. (dot dot) in the\nPAM_RUSER value to the get_ruser function or (2) PAM_TTY value to the\ncheck_tty funtion, which is used by the format_timestamp_name function\n(CVE-2014-2583).\n","modified":"2026-01-31T12:52:13.482685Z","published":"2015-05-12T19:37:48Z","related":["CVE-2013-7041","CVE-2014-2583"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0213.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11937"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/146370.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"pam","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/pam?arch=source&distro=mageia-4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.8-7.1.mga4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0213.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}