[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201506-03 ] GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201506-03

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https://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: June 22, 2015

Bugs: #546760, #548636

ID: 201506-03

 

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Synopsis

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in GnuTLS, the worst of which

can cause Denial of Service

 

Background

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GnuTLS is an Open Source implementation of the TLS and SSL protocols.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 net-libs/gnutls < 3.3.15 >= 3.3.15

 

Description

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GnuTLS. Please review

the CVE identifiers and external references below for details.

 

Impact

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A context-dependent attacker can cause a denial of service condition.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All GnuTLS users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/gnutls-3.3.15"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-3308

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3308

[ 2 ] GNUTLS-SA-2015-2

http://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2015-2

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-03

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5