PAM-MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

PAM-MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities Vulnerabilities in PAM-MySQL can lead to a Denial of Service, making it impossible to log into a machine. pam_mysql 2006-06-15 2006-07-29 120842 local 0.7_rc1 0.7_rc1

PAM-MySQL is a PAM module used to authenticate users against a MySQL backend.

A flaw in handling the result of pam_get_item() as well as further unspecified flaws were discovered in PAM-MySQL.

By exploiting the mentioned flaws an attacker can cause a Denial of Service and thus prevent users that authenticate against PAM-MySQL from logging into a machine. There is also a possible additional attack vector with more malicious impact that has not been confirmed yet.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All PAM-MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-auth/pam_mysql-0.7_rc1"

Official release information CVE-2005-4713 CVE-2006-0056 falco falco frilled