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Gentoo update for pam_ldap
Secunia Advisory: SA23428
Release Date: 2006-12-21
Popularity: 5,784 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-5170


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for pam_ldap. This fixes a security issue, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.

For more information:
SA22682

Solution:
Update to "sys-auth/pam_ldap-183" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200612-19.xml

Other References:
SA22682:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22682/


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