CVE-2017-5361 Affecting rt-authen-externalauth package, versions <0.25-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
Threat Intelligence
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- published3 Jul 2017
- disclosed3 Jul 2017
Introduced: 3 Jul 2017
CVE-2017-5361 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 rt-authen-externalauth to version 0.25-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rt-authen-externalauth package and not the rt-authen-externalauth package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Request Tracker (RT) 4.x before 4.0.25, 4.2.x before 4.2.14, and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 does not use a constant-time comparison algorithm for secrets, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive user password information via a timing side-channel attack.