Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 / 23.10 : PAM vulnerability (USN-6588-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 / 23.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6588-1 advisory. Matthias Gerstner discovered that the PAM pamnamespace module incorrectly handled special files when performing directory checks. A...

CVE-2016-6318

Stack-based buffer overflow in the FascistGecosUser function in lib/fascist.c in cracklib allows local users to cause a denial of service application crash or gain privileges via a long GECOS field, involving longbuffer...

Ubuntu Update for pam vulnerability USN-959-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-959-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN9591.nasl 7965 2017-12-01 07:38:25Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for pam vulnerability USN-959-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.n...