Ubuntu 1395-1: PyPAM vulnerability
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: python-pam 0.4.2-12.2ubuntu2.11.10.1 Ubuntu 11.04: python-pam 0.4.2-12.2ubuntu2.11.04.1 Ubuntu 10.10: python-pam 0.4.2-12.1ubuntu1.10.10.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: python-pam 0.4.2-12.1ubuntu1.10.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart applications that use PyPAM to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1395-1
CVE-2012-1502
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pam/0.4.2-12.2ubuntu2.11.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pam/0.4.2-12.2ubuntu2.11.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pam/0.4.2-12.1ubuntu1.10.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pam/0.4.2-12.1ubuntu1.10.04.1