[RHBA-2001:127-07] Updated pam packages available

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Synopsis:          Updated pam packages available
Advisory ID:       RHBA-2001:127-07
Issue date:        2001-10-09
Updated on:        2001-10-31
Product:           Red Hat Linux
Keywords:          pam crypt
Cross references:  
Obsoletes:         
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1. Topic:

Updated pam packages are now available for Red Hat Linux 7.2.  These
updates fix a bug which may erroneously deny users access to a system.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Linux 7.2 - i386

3. Problem description:

If a system using pam_unix for authentication is configured to use the
traditional crypt() function for generating hashes instead of an MD5-based
crypt(), or the system is part of an NIS domain which uses only the
traditional crypt() implementation, and a user's password is more than
eight characters long, that user may be incorrectly denied access to a
system.  This occurs regardless of whether or not shadow passwords are enabled.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade.  Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated.  Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated.  Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network.  Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates.  To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla for more info):

54443 - pam-0.75-14 - problem with > 8 char passwords

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Linux 7.2:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/SRPMS/pam-0.75-16.src.rpm

i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/pam-0.75-16.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/pam-devel-0.75-16.i386.rpm



7. Verification:

MD5 sum                           Package Name
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5c99b50b979408560e32498f71e4ec5d 7.2/en/os/SRPMS/pam-0.75-16.src.rpm
b7f19b3c2795a6fd3dafa5fdefb94995 7.2/en/os/i386/pam-0.75-16.i386.rpm
dc9f1a1c7be146522f47a6b8c1214efd 7.2/en/os/i386/pam-devel-0.75-16.i386.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security.  Our key
is available at:
    http://www.redhat.com/about/contact/pgpkey.html

You can verify each package with the following command:
    rpm --checksig  <filename>

If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or
tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:
    rpm --checksig --nogpg <filename>

8. References:




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