GLSA 201311-09: FreeRADIUS: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	FreeRADIUS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	11/13/2013
Bugs:	#339389, #386183, #434802
ID:	201311-09

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeRADIUS, the worst of which allow execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background

FreeRADIUS is an open source RADIUS authentication server.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-dialup/freeradius	< 2.2.0	>= 2.2.0	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeRADIUS. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All FreeRADIUS users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dialup/freeradius-2.2.0"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-09.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.