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Family: Fedora Local Security Checks --> Category: infos

Fedora Core 4 2005-1031: pam Vulnerability Scan


Vulnerability Scan Summary
Check for the version of the pam package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2005-1031 (pam).

PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is a system security tool that
allows system administrators to set authentication policy without
having to recompile programs that handle authentication.

Update Information:

This update fixes a security bug in unix_chkpwd allowing
brute force attacks against passwords in /etc/shadow by a
regular user when SELinux is enabled.


Solution : Get the newest Fedora Updates
Threat Level: High

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