Arch Linux alert ASA-201505-16 (pgbouncer)

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Levente Polyak <anthraxx@archlinux.org> 
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arch-security@archlinux.org 
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[arch-security] [ASA-201505-16] pgbouncer: denial of service 
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Tue, 26 May 2015 03:08:55 +0200
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201505-16
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Severity: Medium
Date    : 2015-05-26
CVE-ID  : CVE-2015-4054
Package : pgbouncer
Type    : denial of service
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary
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The package pgbouncer before version 1.5.5-1 is vulnerable to denial of
service.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 1.5.5-1.

# pacman -Syu "pgbouncer>=1.5.5-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.5.5.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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A remote denial of service vulnerability in check_client_passwd() has
been discovered. The issue is triggered if a password packet appears
before the startup packet. In such case a null pointer is dereferenced
that is leading to application crash.

Impact
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A remote attacker is able to send specially crafted packets that is
leading to application crash resulting in denial of service.

References
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/2
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4054
https://github.com/pgbouncer/pgbouncer/issues/42