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TITLE:
Linux-PAM Minimum Password Age Security Bypass Weakness

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34728

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34728/

DESCRIPTION:
A weakness has been reported in Linux-PAM, which can be exploited by
malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions.

The weakness is caused due to Linux-PAM ignoring the minimum password
age setting. This can be exploited to bypass the check and immediately
change the password.

The weakness is reported in versions prior to 1.0.4.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.0.4.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Stefan Lienesch

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-list/2009-March/msg00006.html

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514437

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