CVE-2013-7041 Information

Description

The pam_userdb module for Pam uses a case-insensitive method to compare hashed passwords which makes it easier for attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/16 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/5 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64180 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731368 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038555 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05