- Issued:
- 2015-03-23
- Updated:
- 2016-05-09
RHBA-2015:0712 - pam_passwdqc bug fix update
Synopsis
pam_passwdqc bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated pam_passwdqc packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The pam_passwdqc packages provide a simple password strength checking module for PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module) aware password changing programs, such as passwd(1). In addition to checking regular passwords, the module offers support for passphrases and can provide randomly generated passwords. All the features of the module are optional and can be reconfigured without rebuilding.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, the pam_passwdqc man page contained an unclear description of the relationship between the minimum password length and complexity. Consequently, users of this PAM module reading the man page could misinterpret the actual requirements for sufficiently secure passwords. With this update, a detailed description of the required password complexity for various lengths has been provided in the man page, and as a result, the documentation is no longer ambiguous. (BZ#889545)
Users of pam_passwdqc are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- pam_passwdqc-1.0.5-8.el6.i686.rpm
- pam_passwdqc-debuginfo-1.0.5-8.el6.s390.rpm
- pam_passwdqc-debuginfo-1.0.5-8.el6.ppc.rpm
- pam_passwdqc-debuginfo-1.0.5-8.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pam_passwdqc-1.0.5-8.el6.ppc.rpm
- pam_passwdqc-1.0.5-8.el6.s390.rpm
- pam_passwdqc-1.0.5-8.el6.src.rpm
- pam_passwdqc-1.0.5-8.el6.s390x.rpm
- pam_passwdqc-debuginfo-1.0.5-8.el6.x86_64.rpm
- pam_passwdqc-debuginfo-1.0.5-8.el6.i686.rpm
- pam_passwdqc-1.0.5-8.el6.x86_64.rpm
- pam_passwdqc-1.0.5-8.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pam_passwdqc-debuginfo-1.0.5-8.el6.s390x.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
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Additional information
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