USN-832-1: FreeRADIUS vulnerability
Publication date
16 September 2009
Overview
FreeRADIUS vulnerability
Releases
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Details
It was discovered that FreeRADIUS did not correctly handle certain
malformed attributes. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw and cause
the FreeRADIUS server to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
It was discovered that FreeRADIUS did not correctly handle certain
malformed attributes. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw and cause
the FreeRADIUS server to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.04 hardy | freeradius – 1.1.7-1ubuntu0.2 | ||
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