SB2023100618 - Fedora 40 update for tacacs 



SB2023100618 - Fedora 40 update for tacacs

Published: October 6, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023100618
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45239)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of username, NAS_name, and NAC_address fields in programs.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to the daemon and potentially bypass authentication.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.