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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201801-15 ] PolarSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 04:28:53
Message-Id: 87b7819d-2dfb-e630-4c87-ed579b214895@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201801-15
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: PolarSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: January 15, 2018
10 Bugs: #537108, #620504
11 ID: 201801-15
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PolarSSL, the worst of
19 which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 PolarSSL is a cryptographic library for embedded systems.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 net-libs/polarssl < 1.3.9-r1 Vulnerable!
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34 NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
35 to another package if one is available or wait for the
36 existing packages to be marked stable by their
37 architecture maintainers.
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39 Description
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42 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PolarSSL. Please
43 review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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45 Impact
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48 A remote attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code, cause Denial
49 of Service condition or obtain sensitive information.
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51 Workaround
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54 There is no known workaround at this time.
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56 Resolution
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59 Gentoo has discontinued support for PolarSSL and recommends that users
60 unmerge the package:
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62 # emerge --unmerge "net-libs/polarssl"
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64 References
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67 [ 1 ] CVE-2015-1182
68 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1182
69 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-7575
70 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7575
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72 Availability
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75 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
76 the Gentoo Security Website:
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78 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-15
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80 Concerns?
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83 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
84 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
85 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
86 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
87 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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89 License
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92 Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
93 belongs to its owner(s).
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95 The contents of this document are licensed under the
96 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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98 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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