From:	 Eridani Star System <linux@eridani.co.uk>
To:	 eridani-announce@eridani.co.uk
Subject: [Eridani-Announce] ERISA-2002:019 - nss_ldap
Date:	 Tue, 28 May 2002 22:56:44 +0100 (BST)

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		ERIDANI LINUX - SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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Package:	nss_ldap (pam_ldap)
Summary:	string format bug in logging functon
Date:		2002-05-28
ID:		ERISA-2002:019

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Problem description:

  The pam_ldap module, provided by nss_ldap, enables a system to
  authenticate a user against an LDAP database.
  Versions of pam_ldap older than version 144 include a string format
  bug in its logging mechanism. These packages include version 144 of
  pam_ldap, and fix this issue.

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Updated packages:

  5252a7bab1173b2bd26e8c1582822824  nss_ldap-189-2.src.rpm
  e21a80e93efe45c2eee48ab32a64b3e0  nss_ldap-189-2.i386.rpm

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References:

  http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0053.html
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0374
  http://www.padl.com/OSS/pam_ldap.html

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