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Bug 753764 - shadow password expiration does not work in freeradius 2.1.10
shadow password expiration does not work in freeradius 2.1.10
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: freeradius (Show other bugs)
6.4
All Linux
medium Severity medium
: rc
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Assigned To: John Dennis
Patrik Kis
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Depends On:
Blocks: 750334 846474 CVE-2011-4966
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Reported: 2011-11-14 07:39 EST by Tomi Leppikangas
Modified: 2012-11-21 17:36 EST (History)
4 users (show)

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Fixed In Version: freeradius-2.1.12-1.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Cause: password expiration field for local passwords not checked by the unix module and debug information is erroneous. Consequence: A user with an expired password in the local password file will be authenticated despite having an expired password. Fix: Modify the source code to check the expiration and to accurately log the information in the radius log file. Result: A user with an expired local password is denied access and correct debugging information is written to the log file.
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: 846474 (view as bug list)
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Last Closed: 2012-06-20 10:06:01 EDT
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patch to add password expire check to unix module (858 bytes, patch)
2011-11-14 09:25 EST, Tomi Leppikangas
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External Trackers
Tracker ID Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:0881 normal SHIPPED_LIVE freeradius bug fix and enhancement update 2012-06-19 16:47:36 EDT

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Description Tomi Leppikangas 2011-11-14 07:39:00 EST
Description of problem:

With freeradius configured with 'unix' module to use shadow passwords, password expire field is ignored. Also account expire field gives wrong debug info.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
freeradius-2.1.10-5.el6.x86_64


How reproducible:
Add testuser with expired passwd:
testuser:xxxxxxxxxxx:1551:0:180:7:::

check that user still gets logged in to radius service

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:
user is logged in

Expected results:
user is not logged in, password expired written to log.

Additional info:

In cistron radius shadow check is like this:


        /*
         *      Check if password has expired.
         */
        if (spwd && spwd->sp_lstchg >= 0 && spwd->sp_max >= 0 &&
            (time(NULL) / 86400) > (spwd->sp_lstchg + spwd->sp_max)) {
                log(L_AUTH, "unix_pass: [%s]: password has expired", name);
                return -1;
        }

        /*
         *      Check if account has expired.
         */
        if (spwd && spwd->sp_expire >= 0 &&
            (time(NULL) / 86400) > spwd->sp_expire) {
                log(L_AUTH, "unix_pass: [%s]: account has expired", name);
                return -1;
        }


In freeradus only expire field is tested, and wrong debug info printed:
        /*
         *      Check if password has expired.
         */
        if (spwd && spwd->sp_expire > 0 &&
            (request->timestamp / 86400) > spwd->sp_expire) {
                radlog_request(L_AUTH, 0, request, "[%s]: password has expired", name);
                return RLM_MODULE_REJECT;
        }


Should read "account is expired" because password expire status is not tested.
Comment 2 RHEL Product and Program Management 2011-11-14 08:09:08 EST
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to
address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to
ask your support representative to propose this request, if
appropriate and relevant, in the next release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. If you would like it considered as an
exception in the current release, please ask your support
representative.
Comment 3 Tomi Leppikangas 2011-11-14 09:25:38 EST
Created attachment 533539 [details]
patch to add password expire check to unix module

Patch to add password expire check to unix module and change log entry for account expire to "account has expired".
Comment 7 John Dennis 2012-04-24 12:53:55 EDT
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Cause:

password expiration field for local passwords not checked by the unix module and debug information is erroneous.

Consequence:

A user with an expired password in the local password file will be authenticated despite having an expired password.

Fix:

Modify the source code to check the expiration and to accurately log the information in the radius log file.

Result:

A user with an expired local password is denied access and correct debugging information is written to the log file.
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2012-06-20 10:06:01 EDT
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0881.html

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