Debian Security Advisory
DLA-988-1 rt-authen-externalauth -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 16 Jun 2017
- Affected Packages:
- rt-authen-externalauth
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-5361.
- More information:
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It was discovered that RT::Authen::ExternalAuth, an external authentication module for Request Tracker, is vulnerable to timing side-channel attacks for user passwords. Only ExternalAuth in DBI (database) mode is vulnerable.
For Debian 7
Wheezy
, these problems have been fixed in version 0.10-4+deb7u1.We recommend that you upgrade your rt-authen-externalauth packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS